Thoracic Oncology Program
Lung Cancer Resources for Patients
There are a number of resources available to support those diagnosed with lung cancer.
For more information:
U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lung Cancer Information Guide [PDF]provides lists of resources, from books and video, to web sites and newsletters.
Patient and Family Support Services:
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
NCCN Guidelines for Patients™ - Non-Small Cell Lung CancerNCCN Guidelines for Patients™ - Malignant Pleural MesotheliomaNCCN Guidelines for Patients™ - Lung Cancer Screening
On-Line Discussion
The Association of Cancer Online Resources, ACOR, hosts a number of listservs for lung cancer patients and families:- EC-GROUP
is the e-mail discussion group for Esophageal Cancer patients and
families
- LUNG-ONC
for all lung cancer patients and families
- LUNG-NSCLC
for non-small-cell lung cancer
- LUNG-SCLC
for small-cell lung cancer
- LUNG-BAC
for Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
To subscribe go towww.acor.org
and click on "Mailing Lists".
Prevention
Tobacco Consultation Service - Smoking cessation counseling for patients interested in quitting tobacco. Call Barbara Land, Pager #1105, tel. (734) 936-5519 or e-mail batala@umich.edu.Lung Cancer Screening Clinic - A special clinic designed to meet the recommendation from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network to screen high risk patients.
Other pages of interest
Still have questions?
The nurses at Cancer AnswerLine™ have answers. Call 1-800-865-1125 and you'll get a personal response from one of our registered nurses, who have years of experience in caring for people with cancer.
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