Dear Friend: I have listed all of the better sites to help you
acquire the knowledge that you have requested. I wish you luck and hope
you will stay and chat with us. Your friend, lillian
WELCOME TO YOUR MOL CANCER FORUM
Here you will
meet a wonderful caring group of individuals who are
cancering or who are loved ones
and friends being advocates for those cancering.
Individuals in this group are not in
the medical professional field. Therefore,we do not
endorse a treatment, drug or
product. Our people combined do have many year's of
accumulated knowledge and expierence,
who come from all walks in life and are able to
lend tremendous assistance to help you
walk through this journey.
There are a few
matters of importance to address. It is
the general assumption of the group that one can use alternative treatments
(with your doctors permission) in
conjunction with traditional therapy.
We feel that an individual who has had testing and is returning to the doctor
should take someone with them as an
extra set of ears. It must be
remembered that this is a most stressful time for you. We also agree that
a second or even a third opinion is
healthy. One needs to shop for the right doctor for them;
as each of us are so different not only
in personality; but our bodies react differently.
You should be seeking nothing but the
best doctors and hospital, remember this is your life
and you want to be in control.
The best way to be in control is to acquire all the information
needed for your particular cancer; so
that you and your doctor can descide the best
treatment for you.
We find stress is our worse enemy, it
is so important to remove yourself from stressful
situations and non positive thinkers.
There are so many new drugs and
treatments our there for most cancers that lend hope to
all.
Be prepared for you doctors visits with
questions. Should the doctor interrupt you while
you are questioning explain that you
have more questions. Make sure the doctor speaks to
you in lay terms and that he is
positive also. Too often the doctor
will give a gloomy statistical report, thus taking hope away from the
patient and we find so many people who
far out live the guess of any doctor. Last; but
never least make sure that you eat
healthy and that you keep your immune system built up.
Again, we are here for you, we are a
place of compassionate comfort, a place you can rant
and rave knowing that we too have done
that. A place of shelter; whereas all of us know
what you are going through. Your
friends of the MOL CANCER FORUM
www.canceranswers.com 85%
CancerAnswers - Alternative Treatments
84%
Cancer Information -Alternative Treatments
www.chiro.org 84%
CANCER TREATMENTS/ ALTERNATIVE
84%
Alternative Remedies for Cancer and other diseases.
www.meds.com 84%
Re: Alternative cancer treatments [00299]
83%
5. Internet Resources on Cancer
BOOKS
"50 Esential Things to Do When the Doctor
Says it is Cancer", Greg Anderson
HOME HEALTH CARE
National Association for
Home Care c/o Consumer Guide
P.O. Box 14241
Washington, DC 20003
(202)547-7424
(202)547-3540 FAX
Web site: http://www.nahc.org/ Trade association providing referrals
to home or hospice care.
The Oley Foundation
214 Hun Memorial, A-23
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY 12208-3478
(518)262-5079
(800)776-OLEY
E-mail: mailto:taylor@ccgateway.amc.edu Web site: http://www.wizvax.net/oleyfdn Support for home enteral and/or
parental nutrition therapy.
Olsten HealthCare
175 Broadhollow Road
Melville, NY 11747
(516)844-7800
(800)66-NURSE
Web site: http://www.olsten.com/ Provides home health care services
including chemotherapy, nutrition and hydration
therapies, pain management, physical
therapy, and general nursing services.
Visiting Nurse
Association of America National Office
3801 East Florida Avenue, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80210 (888)866-8773
(303)753-0218
Provides skilled nursing and assisted
living services.
Amherst H. Wilder
Foundation 919 Lafond Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
(612)642-4000
(612)642-4068 FAX
Web site: http://www.wilder.org/ Provides assisted living and nursing
home care services for the elderly in the
Minneapolis area.
Childrens' Hospice
2202 Mt. Vernon Ave., Suite 3C
Alexandria, VA 22301
(703)684-0330
(703)684-0226 FAX
E-mail: mailto:chiorg@aol.com Web site: http://www.chionline.org/ Provides information and referral
services,counseling, support groups, education, and
research aimed at improving hospice
care for children.
Choice in Dying
1035 30th Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202)338-9790
(202)338-0242 FAX
Web site:http://www.choices.org/
Advocacy organization for end-of-life
rights;provides legal counseling and information on
end-of-life decisions.
National Association for
Home Care c/o Consumer Guide
P.O. Box 14241
Washington, DC 20003
(202)547-7424
(202)547-3540 FAX
Web site: http://www.nahc.org/ Trade association that provides
referrals to local hospice organizations.
Hospice Education
Institute/Hospicelink 190 Westbrook
Road Essex, CT 06426
(860)767-1620
(800)331-1620
(860)767-2746 FAX
E-mail: mailto:hospiceall@aol.com Provides information and referral
services,education, advice and assistance regarding
hospice and palliative care.
National Hospice
Organization 1901 N. Moore Street,
Suite 901 Arlington, VA 22209
(703)243-5900
(800)658-8898
(703)525-5762 FAX
E-mail: mailto:drsno@cais.com Web site: http://www.nho.org/ Provides information and referrals to
local hospitals, patient advocacy and professional
education.
National Institute for
Jewish Hospice 8723 Alden Drive, Suite
219 Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310)854-3036
(213)HOSPICE
(800)446-4448
Provides free telephone counseling and
referrals; trains professionals in the art of helping the
Jewish terminally ill.
RESOURCES/ LEGAL
Americans with
Disabilities Act U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission Office of Legal
Council 1801 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20507
(202)663-4503
Provides information and legal
assistance regarding discrimination due to illness or disability
Family Medical leave Act
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
(202)219-8412
Provides information on employment
rights during medical leave due to illness
Support Services: Finance & Insurance
American Association of Health Plans
Membership Department 129 20th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036 (202)778-3200 Web site: http://www.aahp.org/ Insurance
industry trade association that will provide information on insurance and health
care issues.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 675
North St. Claire Street Chicago, IL 60601 (312)440-6000
Department of Health and Human Services
Inspector General Hotline Office of the Inspector General
P.O. Box 23489 Washington, DC 20026 (800)368-5779
U.S. government hotline for complaints regarding Medicare or
Medicaid; provides assistance with issues of entitlements, benefits,
insurance, and community resources.
Disabled American Veterans 807 Main Avenue
SW Washington, DC 20024 (202)554-3501
(202)554-3581 FAX Web site: http://www.dav.org/ Provides
assistance with health benefits for U.S. veterans.
Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 7-47 Rockville, MD 20857 (800)683-0742 Hotline
(301)594-5999 FAX Web site: http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/bhrd/dfcr/dfcrmain.htm U.S. government program that can arrange for cost-assisted care for
disadvantaged individuals at certain medical facilities or hospitals.
National Insurance Consumer Hotline 1001
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 (800)942-4242
Provides assistance in finding insurance coverage, information on
insurance issues and a consumer complaint service.
Support Services: Hair Loss
Look Good, Feel Better The American Cancer
Society (800)395-LOOK Teaches women who have undergone
cancer treatment how to improve appearance through cosmetics, wigs,
scarfs, etc.
Y-ME WIG 212 West Van Buren Street, 4th
Floor Chicago, IL 60607 (800)221-2141
(312)294-8598 FAX Web site: http://www.y-me.org/ Provides donated
wigs free of charge.
