American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 chartered Divisions,, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. Saving lives by helping people stay well, get well, find cures, & fight back.
National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service provides the latest and most accurate cancer information to patients, their families, the public, and health professionals.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society The mission of LLS is: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. It is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. LLS funds lifesaving blood research around the world and provides free information and support services.
Livestrong The organization started by cyclist Lance Armstrong, and famous for the familiar yellow wristbands.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure From their website " Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting every minute of every day to finish what we started and achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer."
Clinical trials are research studies that involve people. They are the final step in a long process that begins with research in a lab and animal testing. The National Cancer Institute, drug companes, medical institutions and other organizations sponsor clinical trials. These trials take place in many settings, such as cancer centers, large medical centers, small hospitals and doctor's offices.
Information about clinical trials can be found at the National Cancer Institute wesite.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers: Comprehensive Cancer Center is a designation by the National Cancer Institute and indicates that the hospital is one of the top cancer centers in the United States.
Duke Cancer Institute Durham, North Carolina
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, Tennessee
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York
John Hopkins - The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Baltimore, Maryland
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota; Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida
University Of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles, California
University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham, Alabama
University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson, Arizona
University of California, Irvine - Choa Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Orange, California
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, California
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center San Diego, California
UC San Francisco - Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center San Francisco, California
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Sacramento, California
USC Norris Cancer Center Los Angeles, California
University of Colorado Cancer Center Aurora, Colorado
Yale Cancer Center New Haven, Connecticut
Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Washington, DC
University of South Florida Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, Florida
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois
The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center Chicago, Illinois
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Iowa City, Iowa
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, Michigan
University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University St. Louis, Missouri
Norris Cotton Cancer Center of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, New Hampshire
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, New York
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center - Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Columbus, Ohio
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
UMPC Cancer Center - University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center of Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle, Washington
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center Madison, Wisconsin