Waldenstrom’s.org (England)


RESOURCES

National Organizations:

 

American Cancer Society (ACS), www.cancer.org

National Cancer Institute (NCI), www.nci.nih.gov

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, www.canceradvocacy.org 
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, http://nccam.nih.gov

 

Support Group Organizations:

 

Amyloidosis Support Network, www.amyloidosis.org
Cancer Care, Inc., www.cancercare.org

Cancer Hope Network, www.cancerhopenetwork.org
Center for Attitudinal Healing, www.healingcenter.org
 

Retreats & Wellness Programs for People with Cancer:

 

Commonweal Cancer Help Program, www.commonweal.org

Smith Farm for the Healing Arts, www.smithfarm.com

Callanish Healing Retreats Society, www.callanish.org

Harmony Hill Cancer Retreats, www.harmonyhill.org

Hawaii Cancer Help Retreats, phone:  (808) 885-0995 or (808) 885-7547

Inner Mountain Wilderness Education Center, phone: (907) 766-2074, email:  innermtn@kcd.com

 

Finding a Reputable CAM Practitioner:

 

American Holistic Medical Association, www.holisticmedicine.org

American Holistic Nurses' Association, phone: (919) 787-4916

American Herbalists Guild, www.healthy.net/herbalists

Insight Meditation Society, www.dharma.org

American Massage Therapy Association, phone: (708) 864-0123

American Dietetic Association, www.eatright.org

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, www.medicalacupuncture.org

Institute for Traditional Medicine, www.itmonline.org

American Association of Oriental Medicine, www.aaom.org

 

Information on CAM:

 

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine: http://nccam.nih.gov

MD Anderson Cancer Institute, www.manderson.org/departments/cimer

Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/1979.cfm

Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter
 

Clinical Trials Information:

 

NCI Clinical Trials, www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials

ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clinicaltrials.gov

Coalition of Cancer Treatment Groups, www.cancertrialshelp.org

 

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Research:

 

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF), www.iwfm.com

Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Research (Dr. Treon), www.wmprogram.org

 

Herbal Health & Safety:

 

The Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database, www.uiowa.edu/~idid/herbalinks

Herbal Safety Site, www.herbalsafety.utep.edu

 

All information is the opinion of the presenter and does not reflect official IWMF policy.  See your personal physician before making any treatment or significant lifestyle changes.

 

Guy Sherwood, MD, CCFP, ABHM, guysherwood@comcast.net