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Oral Cancer Foundation
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/
The Oral Cancer Foundation is a national public service, non-profit entity designed to reduce suffering and save lives through prevention, education, research, advocacy, and support.
FDA Cancer Tools
http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer
FDA Cancer Tools contains a variety of information related to cancer and approved cancer drug therapies.
The National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
NCI Public Inquiries Office
Building 31, Room 10A03
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
1-800-4-CANCER
National Health Information Society
http://www.health.gov/nhic
Referral Specialist
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
1-800-336-4797
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
National Oral Health Information Clearing House
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/SpecialCareResources/
1 Nohic Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3500
301-402-7364
A service of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, they provide resources and a variety of health-related materials and educational resources that fall outside the scope of more technical, research-based collections. It has a strong patient education focus and highlights materials such as fact sheets, brochures, videocassettes, newsletter articles, catalogs, and other educational resources for patients and professionals.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-3500
301-496-4261.
The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to promote the general health of the American people by improving their oral, dental and craniofacial health. The NIDCR aims to promote health, to prevent diseases and conditions, and to develop new diagnostics and therapeutics.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
http://www.canceradvocacy.org
1010 Wayne Ave. Ste.770
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-650-9127 or 877- NCCS-YES
NCCS brings together cancer-related research organizations and institutions, cancer support and advocacy groups, and thousands of cancer survivors to work together in addressing the needs of those living with cancer.
SEER Program
http://seer.cancer.gov
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is the most authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. Case ascertainment for SEER began on January 1, 1973.
The SEER Program currently collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from 11 population-based cancer registries and three supplemental registries covering approximately 14 percent of the US population. The expansion registries increase the coverage to approximately 26 percent. Information on more than 3 million in situ and invasive cancer cases is included in the SEER database, and approximately 170,000 new cases are accessioned each year within the SEER catchment areas. The SEER Registries routinely collect data on patient demographics, primary tumor site, morphology, stage at diagnosis, first course of treatment, and follow-up for vital status. The SEER Program is the only comprehensive source of population-based information in the United States that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and survival rates within each stage. The mortality data reported by SEER are provided by the National Center for Health Statistics.
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