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Entries Categorized as 'Cancer'

OncoLink - Cancer Information, Research, and Treatment Planning from the Abramson Cancer Center

Date February 18, 2008

OncoLink is an online cancer information resource hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, and the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The site was launched in 1994 and was the first multimedia oncology resource placed on the Internet.
OncoLink has been established with the following objectives:

Dissemination of information relevant to the field [...] Read more »

Vital Options International and The Group Room Cancer Talk Radio Show

Date February 18, 2008

Vital Options International is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to aiding communications and offering support and advocacy for people with cancer and their families. Vital Options was the first organization to offer psychosocial and advocacy support for young adults with cancer. Now an international cancer communications organization, Vital Options launched The Group Room® cancer talk radio [...] Read more »

Mycosis Fungoides

Date February 4, 2008

About.com: Rare Diseases describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Mycosis Fungoides, the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Approximately 1000 new cases of mycosis fungoides appear in the U.S. each year, affecting men twice as often as women. It occurs more frequently in black people than in whites, and most commonly occurs when [...] Read more »

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Date February 4, 2008

About.com: Rare Diseases describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of several types of Cutaneous T-cell Lyphoma, a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Approximately 1,500 are diagnosed each year. Men have Cutaneous T-cell Lyphoma two times more often than women. It rarely occurs in children, and most often occurs after age 50. The cause of this type of [...] Read more »

Brain Tumor Society

Date February 4, 2008

The Brain Tumor Society (www.tbts.org) offers information for newly diagnosed patients, survivors, families and healthcare professionals. More than 120 different types of brain tumors strike over 200,000 people annually in the United States. Even tumors that are malignant can be difficult to treat. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, radiosurgery, and chemotherapy.
The Society is a nonprofit [...] Read more »

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