Cancer Information
Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium
2008 Report to the Community:
Take Care Lycoming
LCHIC's Healthy County 2008 -
A Report on Lycoming Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute's-Cancer Information Service
1-800-4-CANCER (22-6237)
Cancer information specialists can answer your questions about cancer and help you with quitting smoking. They can also help you with using the NCI's Web site, www.cancer.gov, and can tell you about NCI's printed and electronic materials. Cancer information specialists have access to comprehensive, accurate information on a range of cancer topics, including the most recent advances in cancer treatment. They are knowledgeable, caring, and experienced at explaining medical information. The service is confidential, and information specialists spend as much time as needed for thorough and personalized responses.
To learn about some cancers commonly affecting Lycoming County residents, click on the following links:
Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Skin Cancer (non-melanoma)
Melanoma
Prostate Cancer
LiveHelp Online Chat
Have a confidential online text chat with a cancer information specialist from the NCI's Cancer Information Service - Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. LiveHelp
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp
Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
Get the plain and simple truth about cancer risk.
- Now there is a reliable source for
- Risk information for six common cancers
- Steps to reduce your risk
- Tips for understanding cancer news stories
- Tools to use with your doctor to manage your cancer risk
- And much more"
http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov
NIH Senior Health is an easy-to-use website that features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. Use the buttons at the top of each page to make the text bigger, change text color, or hear the text read aloud. This category covers types of cancers, many of which are more likely to occur with age.
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/category/cancer.html
We believe that collaboration builds bridges between organizations and the community members, brings together human and monetary resources for effective use, develops trust in the community, and allows us to address the complex social problems we face that are too overwhelming for any single organization to solve.
The Mesothelioma Center
The Mesothelioma Center is committed to providing the latest, up-to-date information to their visitors in the hopes of spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos cancer. A patient’s mesothelioma prognosis, or the probable course and outcome of a disease’s influence on the body, is influenced by numerous factors.
The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance is dedicated to serving mesothelioma victims and their families.
