Resources

NATURAL STANDARD HERB & SUPPLEMENT GUIDE
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/720383/description#des...

Covering 400 herbs and supplements, this reference provides the high-quality, up-to-date, unbiased information you need to advise your patients. No other book can match its expertise and attention to evidence! Each monograph is concise and easy to read, and includes uses, dosage information, safety considerations, and interactions with drugs and other herbs and supplements. At-a-glance research summaries and an alphabetical organization allow for quick lookup in busy settings!

Clinical Trials
http://clinicaltrials.gov/

This is a website where you can search for clinical trials all cancers.

Chemosensitity testing
http://www.chemosensitivity.com/

 

Remission Labs Corp. provides laboratory services to physicians from all spectrums of medicine, with the main focus in the field of oncology. We specialize in the area of chemo-sensitivity and chemo-resistance testing. Our laboratory utilizes numerous advanced techniques in the field of molecular biology and genetics with expertise in micro-array analysis.

Authentic Happiness
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx

This website has lots of information about positive psychology and includes questionnaires, resources, and the option to sign up for a newsletter.  Here's what David Emerson has to say about positive psychology:

"I consider my state-of-mind critical to my success in managing my multiple myeloma. Positive Psychology has been a key therapy to manage my health the same way antineoplastons, nutrition, cancer supplements etc. have been.

polymvasurvivors.com
http://polymvasurvivors.com/how_poly_mva_works.html

PolyMVA is a therapy used for many different cancers.

Positive Psychology Center
http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

Positive Psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. The Positive Psychology Center promotes research, training, education, and the dissemination of Positive Psychology. This field is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play.

Low Dose Naltrexone and Cancer
http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org


In Brief

Although prospective, controlled clinical trials on LDN in the treatment of cancer are yet to be accomplished, as of March 2004 clinical "off-label" use of this medication by Dr. Bihari in some 450 patients with cancer — almost all of whom had failed to respond to standard treatments — suggests that more than 60% of patients with cancer may significantly benefit from LDN.

Financial assistance- copays
http://www.cdfund.org/Patient/patient1.aspx

"We've had some of our support group members indicate they've received help from both the Chronic Disease Fund and also The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society."

Clinical Trials of Integrative Oncology Currently Enrolling Patients
http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/resources-for-professionals/cli...

This is a link to CAM clinical trials found within the MD Anderson website-

"Please note: This list is current as of September 2008, but may not include all complementary therapy trials being conducted at that time. This is because some investigators must do their own recruiting for specific types of patients. Refer to Understanding Clinical Trials for what you need to know before enrolling in a clinical trial."

a nonprofit organization providing a nation-wide online service that helps cancer patients and their families find lodging near treatment centers
Joe's House

The description of Joe's House is that it is "a nonprofit organization providing a nation-wide online service that helps cancer patients and their families find lodging near treatment centers."  The rates are reasonable, but not rock-bottom.  I expect similar rates could be found through the hospital or perhaps a doctor, but this makes it easier.  I remember when my family needed to stay in Columbus when I had a surgical procedure the hospital was able to direct us to a nearly hotel that had "hospital rates."  I don't remember if there was som