Links and Resources
The Wellness Community
The mission of The Wellness Community is to help people with cancer fight for their recovery by providing free psychological and emotional support as an adjunct to conventional medical treatment.
Cancer Decisions & The Moss Report
Created by Ralph W. Moss, PhD, a leading author and consultant on cancer treatment, The Moss Report provides you with a detailed, yet very readable, explanation of your particular cancer diagnosis. Bear in mind that Ralph Moss is not a medical doctor, and his information and advice are not substitutes for competent medical care. The information found on this website and in the Moss Reports is designed to support, and not to replace, the relationship between the patient and his or her physician.
Gilda's Club
Gilda's Club is a free social and emotional support community for men, women & children with any type of cancer, their families and friends - named for Gilda Radner.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improving the quality of life of patients and their families.
Jewish Community Services
Jewish Community Services of South Florida will provide exemplary social services in South Florida on behalf of the Jewish community to promote the quality of life and maximum achievement of potential within the Jewish community and the community as a whole.
Children's Bereavement Center
The mission of the Children's Bereavement Center is to provide families in South Florida loving support in a safe place where children, teens and their families grieving a death can share their experiences as they move through the healing process.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Nation's lead agency for cancer research, established the Cancer Information Service (CIS) in 1975 to educate people about cancer prevention, risk factors, early detection, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. The CIS is an essential part of NCI's cancer prevention and control efforts. It educates the public about cancer prevention, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Call 1-800-4-CANCER.
MedlinePlus
A service of the U.S National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
Switchboard of Miami
Switchboard of Miami, Inc. established in 1968, is a private, nonprofit organization that provides the Miami-Dade County community with comprehensive telephone crisis counseling, suicide prevention, information and referral services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. The implementation of 2-1-1 is being spearheaded by United Ways and comprehensive and specialized information and referral agencies in states and local communities. United Way of America (UWA) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) strongly support federal funding so that every American has access to this essential service.
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