ANCO is affiliated with a number of other national and statewide organizations. A list of other resources for physicians, nurses, practice managers, and patients is provided below.

The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) helps oncology professionals adapt to the complex challenges of program management, cuts in reimbursement, hospital consolidation and mergers, and legislation and regulations that threaten to compromise the delivery of quality cancer care.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer.

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) the oldest survivor-led advocacy organization works exclusively on behalf of people with all types of cancer and their families and advocates for quality cancer care for all Americans.

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The Medical Oncology Association of Southern California (MOASC) is a leading oncology society that advances and protects the ability of cancer patients to obtain, and the ability of the oncology physicians to provide, optimal cancer care.

The California Medical Association (CMA) promotes the science and art of medicine, the care and well-being of patients, the protection of the public health, the betterment of the medical profession, and similar interests in its component societies.

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Here is a list of resources for physicians, patients (general and disease-specific), and nurses/practice managers. For an excellent explanation of how to evaluate health information on the Internet, visit the Sacramento Center for Hematology and Medical Oncology (an ANCO member) website.

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For physicians:
American Association for Cancer Research
American Joint Committee on Cancer
American Institute for Cancer Research
American Pain Society
American Psychosocial Oncology Society
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
The Angiogenesis Foundation
Association of Community Cancer Centers
Blood
National Cancer Institute's Cancer.gov/ClinicalTrials
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Trials Support Unit
Center to Advance Palliative Care
National Institutes of Health's ClinicalTrials.gov
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Oncology Practice
National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus
National Cancer Institute
National Conprehensive Cancer Network
National Cancer Institute's CancerNet Database
Oncology Net Guide
Food & Drug Administration's Oncology Tools
National Cancer Institute's PDQ
National Library of Medicine's PubMed
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Society of Surgical Oncologists
STM (Society for Thermal Medicine)

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For patients (general):
American Cancer Society
Association of Cancer Online Resources
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Trials Support Unit
Cancer411.org
Cancer Care, Inc.
Cancer Hope Network
Cancer.Net
Cancer News on the Net
Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation
National Cancer Institute's Cancer.gov
Center Watch Clinical Trials
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
Lance Armstrong Foundation
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Patient Access Network Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Vital Options International
Young Survival Coalition
The Wellness Community

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For patients (disease specific):
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation
BoneTumor.org
American Brain Tumor Association
National Brain Tumor Foundation
The Brain Tumor Society
Breast and Cervical Cancer Care Coordination and Navigation Program (CCAN) Cancer Trials
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
BreastCancer.org
Inflamatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The National Breast Cancer Coalition
National Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Breast Cancer)
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
Breast Cancer Answers
BreastCancer.net
Share: Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
Colon Cancer Alliance
The Eye Cancer Network
Ocular Melanoma Foundation
Geriatric Oncology Consortium
International Gynecologic Cancer Society
Support for People With Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC)
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Kidney Cancer Association
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America
The Max Foundation (Leukemia/Lymphoma)
ALCASE Lung Cancer Alliance
Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign
Lung Cancer Online
National Lung Cancer Partnership
National Lymphedema Network
The Lymphoma Information Network
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
Melanoma Patients' Information Page
Melanoma Research Foundation
Mesothelioma.com
The Asbestos and Mesothelioma Center
Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
The Myelodisplastic Syndromes Foundation
The International Myeloma Foundation
Support for People with Oral, Head & Neck Cancer
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
The Sol Goldman Pancreas Cancer Research Center
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention
The National Prostate Cancer Coalition
The Prostate Net
The Sarcoma Foundation of America
Us Too International (Prostate Cancer)
The Testicular Cancer Resource Center
Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
Blood and Marrow Transplant Information Network
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
National Marrow Donor Program

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For nurses, physician extenders, and practice managers:
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American College of Oncology Administrators
American Professional Practice Association
Association of Cancer Executives
Association of Oncology Social Work
Caring4cancer.com
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
FDA Cancer Liaison Program
Health Care Financial Management Association
Medical Group Management Association
Oncology Nursing Society

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