Patient Support
Anal Cancer - A Bum Rap - a support group in Ottawa, with a very useful website; there is also an iPad version.
Anus As Funny As You Think - a website/blog by an anal cancer patient
Cancer Care - Free professional support services for cancer patients.
Cancer Hope Network - Support from trained volunteers who have undergone treatment themselves, for patients and their families.
Cancer Legal Resource Center - a support for those who have job issues, for example, connected to their cancer and/or treatment.
Cleaning for a Reason - Free, professional housecleaning available in many places in the U.S. through this site, for women undergoing treatment for any cancer.
Corporate Angel Network - Finds free transportation on corporate planes for cancer patients who need medical treatment away from home.
Friend for Life Cancer Support Network - Support for adults recently diagnosed by matching with a survivor of a similar cancer
Patient Advocate Foundation - Assisting patients with financial issues related to cancer care.
Paying for Cancer Treatment - How to deal with the money side of the cancer battle
Survivorship
Foundation for Cancer Survivors
American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Cancer Institute Survivorship Research
Association of Community Cancer Centers - patient information sheets
Cancer Forward - A network for cancer survivors, including an online community.
Voices of Survivors - Written stories and videos by survivors
Research
The National Library of Medicine
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
Research on carrageenan’s anti-HPV properties
National Institutes of Health article on carrageenan
For a fascinating look at a possible future of individualized treatment for cancer, see the story of Nobel Laureate Ralph Steinman, who used his own pancreatic tumor in his research.
For a look at research on current and future treatment strategies, see this.