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Cancer - resources

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The following organizations are good resources for information on cancer:

American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org

National Cancer Institute
800-422-6237
www.cancer.gov

National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF)
22 Battery Street
Suite 612
San Francisco, CA 94111-5520
800-934-CURE
www.braintumor.org

National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
Suite 500
3001 Broadway Street, NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753
800-627-7692
www.marrow.org

SHARE: Self-Help for Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer
1501 Broadway, Suite 704A
New York, NY 10036
866-891-2392
www.sharecancersupport.org

Y-ME National Organization for Breast Cancer Information and Support
212 West Van Buren, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60607-3908
800-221-2141
800-986-9505 (Spanish)
www.y-me.org

Update Date: 9/5/2004

Updated by: A.D.A.M. editorial.

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