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  • Clinical Trials
    The UMC participates in clinical trials sponsored by the following associations:

    The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) is investigating whether these nutrients can prevent prostate cancer (UMMC is participating in SELECT)
            http://www.crab.org/select/


    Southwest Oncology Group (UMC is a participating member of the SWOG)
            http://www.swog.org

    Gynecologic Oncology Group (UMC is a participating member of the GOG)
            http://www.gog.org

    National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (UMC is a participating member of the NSABP)
            www.nsabp.pitt.edu

    Pediatric Oncology Group (UMC is a participating member of the POG)
            http://www.pog.ufl.edu

    For information on other clinical trials, try the following sites :

    National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials
            http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/r


  • Specific Cancer Types
Brain Cancer

American Brain Tumor Association
        http://www.abta.org/

The Brain Tumor Society
        http://www.tbts.org/

National Brain Tumor Foundation
        http://www.braintumor.org/
 
Breast Cancer

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
        http://www.nabco.org

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
        http://www.komen.org/
 
Cervical Cancer

National Cervical Cancer Coalition
        http://www.nccc-online.org/
 
Colorectal Cancer

Colon Cancer Alliance
        http://www.ccalliance.org/
 
Leukemia

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
        http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/

 
Lymphoma

Lymphoma Information Network
        http://www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma.html

 
Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Online
(edited by Karen Parles, a lung cancer survivor)
        http://www.lungcanceronline.org
Melanoma

Melanoma ... the ABC's
(operated by Schering Corporation; has good info about self-examinations and melanoma recognition, etc.)
        http://www.melanoma.com/

Multiple Myeloma

Multiple Myelmoa Research Foundation
        http://206.204.218.38/default.asp

Oral Cancer & Cancers of the Head and Neck

Oral Cancer Foundation
        http://www.oralcancer.org

Ovarian Cancer

National Ovarian Cancer Association
        http://www.slip.net/~mcdavis/ovarian.html

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Foundation
        http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
 

Pancreatic Cancer

The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
        http://www.lustgarten.org/

Pancreatica.org
        http://www.pancreatica.org/

Renal Cancer

The Kidney Cancer Association
        http://www.nkca.org/

 



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