CANCER RESEARCH RESOURCES
The Friends of Mel Foundation offer the following cancer information resources. We will periodically change this listing. In honor of Mel, we will begin with two breast cancer listings.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Research Makes the Differencehttp://www.bcrfcure.orgOur mission is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and genetic research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health. A minimum of 85 cents of every dollar goes to research and awareness programs
THE META CANCER FOUNDATION, INC
http://www.metacancer.orgThe mission of The MetaCancer Foundation is to provide inspiration and support for patients and caregivers confronting metastatic cancers. While cancer can begin anywhere in the body, it is designated as "metastatic" once it spreads to locations distant from the original tumor.
Metastatic cancers are often considered to be incurable or terminal, but The MetaCancer Foundation encourages patients and caregivers to "go meta": to think about how one is confronting cancer and how one can positively construct that experience. MetaCancer encourages dialogue among those with very different types of metastatic cancer (breast, prostate, colorectal, ovarian, bladder/urinary, skin, lung, and others), even though respective treatment protocols and medical issues may seem to have little in common with each other.
The common factor, unfortunately, is cure rates that are dramatically lower than the cure rates for early-stage or localized cancers. The psychological and emotional impact of this fact means that metastatic patients and caregivers can have more in common with others confronting metastatic cancers, regardless of where they started, than with someone facing an early stage of the same type of cancer.
THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
www.komen.org
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, recognized as the global leader in the fight against breast cancer, has announced the availability of at least $13 million in funding for the launch of its new Focused Areas of Study Grant Program, designed to attract high-caliber, innovative research proposals addressing key questions in four specific areas of breast cancer: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS), Experimental Model Systems, Biomarker Identification and Validation, and Environmental Research Methods.
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
www.cancer.org
A comprehensive information center on all aspects of cancer for patients, families, friends and survivors.