helpful links

Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA)

  

LCFA is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to save lives by improving the survival rate of lung cancer by raising money from the private sector and channeling those funds to lung cancer researchers, so that researchers find effective ways to predict, detect, and treat lung cancer. LCFA will accomplish this by providing the necessary and critical funding for creative and leading edge lung cancer research programs.

For more information please call:
507-354-1361
Address: 15 South Franklin Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
Email: info@LCFAmerica.org
Website: www.LCFAmerica.org
   

Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation

The Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation is a national, non-profit health foundation whose mission is the prevention and early detection of cancer through scientific research and education. The Foundation focuses its energies and resources on those cancers - including lung, breast, prostate, colorectal, cervical, skin, oral, and testicular - that can be prevented through lifestyle changes or detection and treatment in their early stages.

For more information please call:
703-836-4412 or 800-227-2732
Fax: 703-836-4413
Address: 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
Website: www.preventcancer.org
   

Lung Cancer Alliance

  

Lung Cancer Alliance is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for people living with lung cancer and those at risk for the disease. LCA's patient support programs include a toll-free Hotline, Phone Buddy program, online support community, a Clinical trials matching service, and a comprehensive website.

For more information please call:
202-463-2080
Address: 888 - 16th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Email: info@lungcanceralliance.org
Website: www.lungcanceralliance.org
   

National Lung Cancer Partnership

  

National Lung Cancer Partnership is the only national (U.S.) lung cancer advocacy organization founded by physicians and researchers and focused on understanding how the disease affects women and men differently. Our mission is to decrease deaths due to lung cancer, and help patients live longer and better, through research, awareness, and advocacy.

For more information please call:
608-233-7908
Address: 222 N. Midvale Blvd., Suite 6
Madison, WI 53705
Fax: 608-233-7893
Website: www.nationallungcancerpartnership.org
   

Asbestos.Net

  

The purpose of Asbestos.Net - the online asbestos, asbestos cancer, and mesothelioma authority - is to provide the most complete and comprehensive single resource on asbestos-related issues on the internet. This website was created in 1997 by a dedicated team of researchers in the fields of chemistry, geology, history, industrial science and safety, journalism, law, and medicine to increase the knowledge and awareness of this terrible fiber and deadly diseases it creates.

For more information:
Website: www.asbestos.net

Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center

  

The Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center has long been recognized as the web's leading resource for relelvant and up to date informaiton regarding asbestos and its associated health complications. Our organization is staffed entirely by volunteer writers and other contributors who recognize the importance of building awareness. As nearly all of us have been touched at some point by cancer, we realize that sometimes the greatest resource we can provide is support and education.

For more information:
Email: bhawthorne@maacenter.org
Website: www.maacenter.org/
   

Mesothelioma Data, Statistics, & Information

The Mesothelioma Library

A team of research specialists dedicated to empowering individuals with information on mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is fairly rare. This website offers crucial informaiton relating to symptoms, treatment, support, and includes other resources.

For more information please call:
800-362-1479
Address: 440 Louisiana, #1212
Houston, TX 77002
Email: info@mesothelioma-data.com
Website: www.mesothelioma-data.com

This website is an educational authoriative library on mesothelioma lung cancer and asbestos related topics including types of cancer, treatment options, hazardous careers at risk of asbestos exposure, clinical trials, diagnosis and imaging techniques as well as relationship with asbestos exposure.

For more information, please contact Hussein Abdulrasool at 778-987-3786.
Email: hsumar@shaw.ca
Website: www.themesotheliomalibrary.com
   

International Union Against Cancer - UICC

  

The International Union Again Cancer (UICC) is the leading international non-governmental organization dedicated exclusively to the global control of cancer.

For more information:
Address: Route de Frontenex 62
1207 Geneva, Switzerland
Email: info@uicc.org
Website: www.uicc.org
   

Global Cancer Control Community

  

The UICC Global Cancer Control Community, a community for professionals, volunteers, and staff working in cancer control.