Bone Cancer Support Links and Information Resources

PANCREATIC CANCER SUPPORT LINKS

Information Resources

Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Research Center
This web site provides information about pancreatic cancer and the latest treatment options and clinical trials available. In addition, there is an online message board for patients and caregivers.
American Cancer Society's "Learn About Pancreatic Cancer"
The American Cancer Society presents extremely detailed infomation on the topic of pancreatic cancer. Topics covered include overviews of the cancer, treatment options, statistics, and more. The information is also expressed in a way that is easy to read and understand. This is a great starting off point for learning about pancreatic cancer.
Confronting Pancreatic Cancer
This web site is very helpful for providing patients and caregivers detailed information on pancreatic cancer (look at the "frequently asked questions" section of the website). There are also sections dealing with the latest news and treatments for the cancer, as well as a searchable database of clinical trials.
OncoLink's Pancreatic Cancer Information Page
OncoLink is a web resource created by the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Their pancreatic cancer page is a good resource for general information, treatment options, support and news.
US National Cancer Institute's Pancreatic Cancer Page
This site is a great gateway page to finding out more detailed information on pancreatic cancer. Topics covered include treatment (along with a clinical trials search), literature, statistics and more.

Online Message Boards / Discussion Groups, Chat Rooms & Email List Groups / ListServs (what are these?)

Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Research Center
(see the top of this page for detailed information)
Visit their online message board HERE.
Pancreatic Cancer Email List Group at ACOR.org
This email list group has over three hundred members and functions like an email information and support group. You can also read archives of the discussions.