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Information Services and Resources
You may want more information for yourself, your family and your doctor. The services explained below will help you obtain what you need.
Cancer Information Service
The National Cancer Institute sponsors a
toll-free Cancer Information Service to help you. By dialing
1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), you will be connected to a Cancer
Information Service office, where a trained staff member can answer
your questions and listen to your concerns. Spanish-speaking CIS
staff are also available.
PDQ Service
The National Cancer Institute has developed
PDQ, a computerized database designed to give doctors quick and
easy access to:
To get access to PDQ, a doctor can use an
office computer with a telephone hookup and a PDQ access code or
the services of a medical library with online searching capability.
Cancer Information Service offices (1-800-4-CANCER) provide free
PDQ searches and can tell doctors how to get regular access to the
database. Patients may ask their doctor to use PDQ or may call
1-800-4-CANCER themselves. Information specialists at this
toll-free number use a variety of sources, including PDQ, to answer
questions about cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
For additional written resources about
cancer, information about particular forms of the disease, its
treatment, and possible side effects, and nutritional information
and recipes for the cancer patient, ask the Cancer Information
Service to send you information or write:
Office of Cancer Communications
National Cancer Institute
Building 31, Room 10A24
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
American Cancer Society (ACS)
1599 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
1-800-ACS-2345
(404) 320-3333
The American Cancer Society is a voluntary
organization with a national office (at the above address) and
local units all over the country. It supports research, conducts
educational programs, and offers many services to patients and
their families. It also provides free booklets on cancer. To obtain
information about services and activities in local areas, call the
Society's toll-free number, 1-800-ACS-2345, or the number listed
under American Cancer Society in the white pages of the telephone
book.
Source:
Adapted from National Cancer Institute, 2/00
Last reviewed February 2000 by EBSCO Publishing Editorial Staff
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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