For Patients

Pros and Cons of Researching Your Cancer - by Steve Dunn.

The Median Isn't the Message - by Stephen Jay Gould.

Understanding Cancer - by Don Sterner.

What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Pancreas - A booklet about pancreatic cancer by the National Cancer Institute.

Just the FAQs
Frequently Asked Question sections from the Internet

 

Johns Hopkins: an illustrated FAQ about pancreatic cancer.

M. D. Anderson: FAQ from their Tumor Study Group about pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatica: FAQ with bibliographic references about pancreatic cancer.

Emotional Assistance

 

Advanced Cancer: Living Each Day - National Cancer Institute. A booklet which addresses living with a terminal illness, how to cope and practical considerations for the patient, the family and friends. A hard-copy is available from 1-800-4-CANCER.

 

Children with Cancer in the Family: Dealing with Diagnosis - Suggestions from the American Cancer Society about how to deal with children when someone they love is diagnosed with cancer.

 

Facing Forward: A Guide for Cancer Survivors - National Cancer Institute. Presents an overview of important survivor issues including ongoing health needs, psychosocial concerns, insurance and employment.

 

Listen With Your Heart: Talking With the Cancer Patient - From the American Cancer Society.

 

When Cancer Recurs: Meeting the Challenge Again - This booklet is about cancer that has returned - its diagnosis and treatment, suggestions for coping and where to get help. The glossary at the end of the booklet explains some of the terms that you will encounter in your reading or that you may hear in speaking with your treatment team. A hard copy is available from 1-800-4-CANCER.

Caregivers

 

Taking Time: Support for People With Cancer and the People Who Care About Them - National Cancer Institute. Addresses the feelings and concerns of others in similar situations and how they have coped.

 

Ten Rules for the Caregiver - Taking care of the caregiver.

 

Ten Ways to Care for the Caregiver - Cancer is a twenty-four hour a day affair. Caregivers must care for themselves.

Other

 

Ask Noah - pancreatic cancer section.

 

Financial Assistance for Cancer Care - National Cancer Institute.

 

Glossary of Cancer Terms

 

The Lustgarten Foundation

 

PanCAN: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

 

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

 

Pancreatica - Confronting Pancreatic Cancer

 

Talking With Your Doctor - From the American Cancer Society.

Resources

 

The Anderson Network is a volunteer organization of current and former patients of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center which operates WARMNET, an email list for the support of cancer patients (including those with pancreatic cancer). The Anderson Network - People Helping People.

 

CancerGuide: Steve Dunn's Cancer Information Page is a good source for learning about cancer.

 

The John Hopkins University Medical Center has an online pancreatic cancer discussion board. There, you can review lots of questions/answers from patients and loved ones about pancreatic cancer.

 

Pancreatica offers of information about pancreatic cancer, as well as a large listing of clinical trials against pancreatic cancer.

 

PANCREAS-ONC is an email list discussion group for pancreatic cancer survivors and loved ones hosted by non-profit ACOR organization. There are two ways to subscribe:

(1) You may send a message to "listserv@listserv.acor.org" with no subject and a message of only "subscribe pancreas-onc". If you use a signature file, omit it for this message.

(2) Alternatively, you may subscribe via a webpage by clicking on this link.

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