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Melanoma Patients' Information Page:
http://mpip.org
(Provides support and information you need to be a proactive participant in your treatment)
Melanoma Research Foundation:
http://melanoma.org
(MRF is committed to research, education and advocacy in the battle to find more effective
treaments)
National Cancer Institute (NCI):
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov
(A division of the US National Institutes of Health, the NCI has an enormous web site, numerous statements, booklets, and books about cancer treatment and care, and a hotline to help cancer patients with a variety of issues such as physician referrals. To learn of the newest treatments available, call (800) 4-CANCER)
Clinical Trials:
http://clinicaltrials.gov
(A consumer friendly database sponsored by the National Institutes of Health that provides information on more than 4,000 federal and private medical studies involving patients at more than 47,000 locations nationwide.)
PubMed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
(The National Library of Medicine's free search service provides access to the 9 million citations in MEDLINE (with links to participating online journals), and other related databases. Also includes FAQs, news, and clinical alerts.)
Operation Sunshield:
http://www.operationsunshield.org
(This site is the work of state IV melanoma patient, Jane Caddell. Her mission is to combat Melanoma by increasing public awareness, through education and awareness. Especially good resource for a patient considering IL-2 treatments).
Bob Marley:
http://onlyskindeepbook.blogspot.com/2007/08/melanoma-not-respector-of-persons.html
(No one is exempt from a melanoma diagnosis. This blog talks about how legendary reggae artist, Bob Marley, had melanoma that started in his toes and matasticised to his brain.)
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