American Pain Foundation
www.painfoundation.org
Non-profit information resource and patient advocacy organization serving people with pain.

Cancer Pain Release
www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy/publicat/cprguid.htm
Promotes the goals of World Health Organization's Cancer Pain and Palliative Care Program.

Cancer Supportive Care Program (CSCP)
www.cancersupportivecare.com
Provides multidisciplinary information and services for cancer patients and their families and friends. Based on the book, Supportive Cancer Care by Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD and Isadora R. Rosenbaum, MA, Sourcebooks Inc, 2001.

Commonweal
www.commonweal.org
Bolinas, CA
415-868-0970
Health and environmental research institute. Principal areas of work are with (1) people with cancer and health professionals who work with people with life-threatening illnesses; (2) children and young adults with learning and social difficulties, and the childcare professionals who work with them; and (3) the global search for a healthy and sustainable future. The Commonweal Cancer Health Program provides week-long retreats for people with cancer. The Commonweal Cancer Project helps people with cancer explore how best to make informed choices in mainstream and complementary cancer therapies.

Genentech and California Breast Cancer Research Project

Healthscope
www.healthscope.org
Tips on selecting a hospital.

Kidscope
www.kidscope.org
Information to help children better understand the effects of cancer and chemotherapy in a parent.

Shared Experience Cancer Support
www.sharedexperience.org
An open, freely searchable, collection of first-hand accounts by cancer patients and their caregivers.

Vital Options
www.vitaloptions.org
1-800-508-5657 or 818-508-5080
Information for young people with cancer.

The Wellness Community
www.thewellnesscommunity.org
Walnut Creek, CA
925-944-0107
A national organization of 21 centers providing emotional support, education and hope for people with cancer. Offers a facilitated weekly online support group for women with breast cancer that meets on a secure chat room requiring a code name for access. All services provided free of charge.