RESOURCES FOR CANCER PATIENTS
The Nicholas E. Davies Community Health Information Center at Piedmont Hospital and Piedmont Hospital's patient care coordinators suggest the following resources.Kidscope
Education/Comic books for kids & relatives
404-892-1437
www.kidscope.org
kidscope@mindspring.com
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
awareness & support
877-622-7937 or 301-650-9127
fax: 301-565-9670
www.cansearch.org
info@cansearch.org
American Cancer Society
Hair/Head Wraps
800-850-9445
fax: 800-757-9997
www.tlccatolog.org
Association of online Cancer Resources
(timely & accurate information)
www.acor.org
Information on management of cancer pain
www.cancer-pain.org
Oncochat
Online peer support for cancer survivors
www.onchat.org
Cancer Index
www.cancerindex.org
National Cancer Institute
Helps survivors cope w/ challenges
301-986-1891
www.cancer.gov/publications/.org
Internet Resources
http://www.abta.org -- American Brain Tumor Association
http://www.cbtf.org -- Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
http://www.virtualtrials.com -- Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Information
http://www.braintumor.org -- National Brain Tumor Foundation
http://www.neurosurgery.org -- American Association of Neurologic Surgeons
http://www.cancer.org -- American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.gov -- National Cancer Institute
http://www.asco.org -- American Society for Clinical Oncology
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials -- Find clinical trials
http://www.medlineplus.gov -- National Library of Medicine Consumer site
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adultbrain/patient/
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/brain
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brainandspinaltumors/detail_brainandspinaltumors.htm
http://www.abta.org/buildingknowledge5.htm
For more information, The Nicholas E. Davies Community Health Information Center at Piedmont Hospital is at your service. The center is located in the Sauls Memorial Library, 77 Building, Level 6 at Piedmont Hospital, 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Patients, families, friends, and caregivers - anyone looking for current health information - is welcome to use our free resources and services, which include a professional librarian who offers confidential research help, free information packets on any aspect of health or disease are available in person, by mail or fax when you call or e-mail the center, bibliographies of current information on common diseases and disorders, a comfortable reading room for study and privacy as well as a computer and photocopier for your use.
The hours are: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Telephone: 404-605-3305
Fax: 404-609-6641
