• Cancer-Related Chronic Pain Examining Quality of Life in Diverse Cancer Survivors -
Carmen R. Green, MD; Tamera Hart-Johnson, MS; and Deena R. Loeffler, MA |
• Cancer.Net Oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
• Changing the Landscape of Pharmacist Education on Pain and Palliative Care A report from the Strategic Planning Summit for the Advancement of Pain and Palliative Care |
• Journey Forward The Journey Forward program transitions cancer patients out of their oncology program and back into primary care. |
• Coping with Cancer - Supportive and Palliative Care |
• ASCO - Advanced Cancer Care Planning Advanced Cancer Care Planning - What Patients and Families Need to Know About Their Choices When Facing Serious Illness |
• Toward Individualized Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncology Statement: Toward
Individualized Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer |
• Adult Palliative Care Program, University of Michigan Health System Palliative Care Consultation offers active, comprehensive support for managing patients with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Palliative care can be appropriate at all stages of illness, not just the terminal phase, and can be provided at the same time as active or life-prolonging treatments. |
• Pancreatic Cancer Action Network The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a nationwide network of people dedicated to working together to advance research, support patients and create hope for those affected by pancreatic cancer. |
• National Cancer Institute The U.S. National Institutes of Health provides a variety of useful information about coping with cancer and its side effects, such as anxiety, pain, nutritional concerns, etc. |
• Center to Advance Palliative Care The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) provides health care professionals with the tools, training and technical assistance necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other health care settings. |
• The EPEC Project Our mission is to educate all healthcare professionals on the essential clinical competencies in palliative care. |
• Living and Dying Well with Cancer Living and Dying Well with Cancer, Successfully Integrating Pallative Care and Cancer Treatment, a publication of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
• IASP Declares Global Year Against Cancer Pain "Raising Awareness, Improving Treatment, Growing Support" Campaign Highlights Pain in People with Cancer Worldwide |
• New Web site offers information for those who suffer from cancer pain The Michigan Cancer Pain Initiative has opened a new website for the organization whose mission is to help people suffering from cancer pain and those who support them. Located at www.mipain.org, the site offers resources for those suffering from pain, health care providers and policymakers. |