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Computer workstations with Internet access can be found in the Blum Resource Center in the Dana-Farber lobby, or at Brigham and Women's Hospital in the Bretholtz Center and the Kessler Library, located behind the information desk in the lobby.
CaringBridge
Do you need a way to update your family about your care? Does your family need an easy tool to keep in touch? Through CaringBridge, a nonprofit, free online service sponsored by Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, you can send health updates, write journal entries, and display photographs through a personal Web site. To learn more, visit the site: www.caringbridge.com.
Lotsa Helping Hands
This is a Web-based service for organizing helpers through a private, group calendar. To learn more about how it works or to view a demo, visit www.lotsahelpinghands.com. Needs for meals, rides, and other tasks can be managed through this email-based system.
For Parents and Caregivers
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
www.cancer.gov
The preeminent government source of information about cancer, the NCI also publishes
free pamphlets and other materials of interest to parents with cancer. One of the
NCI's many programs is the Cancer Information Service at
http://cis.nci.nih.gov.
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
This nonprofit organization not only provides a number of free books and pamphlets of interest to people with cancer and their families, but also has a nationwide network of local chapters that provide support.
Oncolink
www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Available through the University of Pennsylvania, this site includes a "what's new this week" link, an "ask the experts link" to send questions to panel of medical experts, surveys, and cancer resources on various subjects.
Cancer Care, Inc.
www.cancercare.org
This nonprofit organization provides information and support to people with cancer and their families.
Gillette Cancer Connect
www.gillettecancerconnect.org
This site, designed for women with breast or gynecologic cancers and men with prostate cancer, includes a family and friends section for partners, teens, kids, and parents. The Teens and Kids section includes answers to commonly asked questions as well as personal stories. A reading list is also highlighted and organized by topic, title, and age group.
Hurricane Voices
www.hurricanevoices.org
Hurricane Voices is a breast cancer foundation whose mission is to raise awareness through public awareness, educational campaigns, grant making and programming. The site includes a user-friendly family reading list organized by categories that includes both breast cancer specific resources and other more general resources. A free reading list can be ordered at this site
Men Against Breast Cancer
www.menagainstbreastcancer.org
Men Against Breast Cancer is a national non-profit that aims at providing men with the support services they need in order for them to be effective caregivers after the breast cancer diagnoses of their wives/partners.
My Parent's Cancer
www.myparentscancer.com.au/home.html
An Australia-based Web site that helps teens and adolescents deal with their mothers' or loved ones' breast cancer. The site includes a useful tool called an ‘emotions barometer,' as well as personal stories and FAQs.
Straight Talk to Kids
www.med.nyu.edu/nyuci/patientcare/support_services/straight_talk/
Straight Talk to Kids (STTK), a Web site from the New York University Cancer Institute, is designed to assist parents, caregivers or other adult family members in talking to children when a parent or significant family member is diagnosed with cancer. The Web site includes an informative question and answer section.
RipRap
www.riprap.org.uk/index.html
This British Web site is for teens and adolescents dealing with a parent's cancer. It has information and tips to help children understand and deal with what is going on in their family. This site hosts an interesting section called 'explore your emotions.'
For Teens and Adolescents
Gillette Cancer Connect
www.gillettecancerconnect.org
This site, designed for women with breast or gynecologic cancers and men with prostate cancer, includes a family and friends section for partners, teens, kids, and parents. The Teens and Kids section includes answers to commonly asked questions as well as personal stories. A reading list is also highlighted and organized by topic, title, and age group.
Kids Health
www.kidshealth.org
A kid-friendly site that includes "WORD!," a dictionary of medical terms explained in easy-to-understand language. Other highlights include "Health Problems of Grownups" (information on breast cancer) and "How to Deal with Feelings" (specific feelings like anger, fear, and sadness, as well as how it feels when someone you know has a chronic illness).
Kids Konnected
www.kidskonnected.org
This national non-profit organization provides information and resources geared toward children of various ages. It includes a newsletter as well as listings of support groups, hotlines, and links to other sources of information.
My Parent's Cancer
www.myparentscancer.com.au/home.html
An Australian-based Web site that helps teens and adolescents deal with their mothers' or loved ones' breast cancer. The site includes a useful tool called 'emotions barometer,' as well as personal stories and FAQs.
RipRap
www.riprap.org.uk/index.html
This British Web site is for teens and adolescents dealing with a parent's cancer. It has information and tips to help children understand and deal with what is going on in their family. This site hosts an interesting section called 'explore your emotions.'
Teen Central
www.teencentral.net
This site was developed by expert teen counselors and psychologists exclusively for teens. It offers a safe, anonymous space for teens to work out their problems and provides a message board for questions and answers.
For Children
KidsCope
www.kidscope.org
Kidscope is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children and families understand cancer and its treatment, and to provide support and information.
Kids Health
www.kidshealth.org
A kid-friendly site that includes "WORD!," a dictionary of medical terms explained in easy-to-understand language. Other highlights include "Health Problems of Grownups" (information on breast cancer) and "How to Deal with Feelings" (specific feelings like anger, fear, and sadness, as well as how it feels when someone you know has a chronic illness).
Kids Konnected
www.kidskonnected.org
This national non-profit organization provides information and resources geared towards children of various ages. It includes a newsletter as well as listings of support groups, hot lines, and links to other sources of information.
