Colorectal Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
| Clinical trials | |
| American Cancer Society | |
| Web Address: | http://clinicaltrials.cancer.org |
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The American Cancer Society, in collaboration with EmergingMed, offers a free online service that matches and refers people to clinical trials that are sponsored by the government and other not-for-profit organizations. |
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Organizations
| American College of Gastroenterology | |
| P.O. Box 342260 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20827-2260 | |
| Phone: | (301) 263-9000 |
| Web Address: | www.acg.gi.org |
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The American College of Gastroenterology is an organization of digestive disease specialists. The Web site contains information about common gastrointestinal problems. |
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| American Cancer Society | |
| Phone: | 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) |
| TDD: | 1-866-228-4327 (toll-free) |
| Web Address: | www.cancer.org |
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The American Cancer Society conducts educational programs and offers many services to people with cancer and to their families. Staff at the toll-free numbers have information about services and activities in local areas and can provide referrals to local ACS divisions. |
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| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | |
| 1900 Duke Street | |
| Suite 200 | |
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
| Phone: | (703) 299-0150 |
| Fax: | (703) 299-1044 |
| TDD: | 1-888-651-3038 |
| E-mail: | asco@asco.org |
| Web Address: | http://www.asco.org |
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This organization offers information and educational programs on cancer. |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | |
| NCI Publications Office | |
| 6116 Executive Boulevard | |
| Suite 3036A | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-8322 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday |
| TDD: | 1-800-332-8615 |
| E-mail: | cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cancer.gov (or https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp# for live help online) |
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people with cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available. |
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| National Institutes of Health | |
| 9000 Rockville Pike | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-4000 |
| TDD: | (301) 402-9612 |
| E-mail: | NIHinfo@od.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nih.gov |
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The U.S. National Institutes of Health fosters health protection and improvement for the general public. NIH provides access to medical information, current scientific research, publications and fact sheets, and many other resources. |
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| United Ostomy Associations of America | |
| P.O. Box 66 | |
| Fairview, TN 37062-0066 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-826-0826 |
| E-mail: | info@uoaa.org |
| Web Address: | http://www.uoaa.org |
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UOAA is an association of affiliated, nonprofit support groups committed to improving the quality of life of people who have, or will have, an intestinal or urinary diversion. |
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