Overviews on Head and Neck Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
What You Need to Know About™ Oral Cancer
What You Need to Know About™ Cancer of the Larynx
Head & Neck Cancer: Questions & Answers  - Look here to understand the different types of head and neck cancer

Specific types of Head and Neck Cancer

NCI/PDQ® Hypopharangeal Treatment
Patient- Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

NCI/PDQ® Laryngeal Cancer: Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

NCI/PDQ® Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

NCI/PDQ® Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

NCI/PDQ® Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

NCI/PDQ® Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

NCI/PDQ: Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
Patient - Consumer level
Heath Professional - Written in medical languge

NCI/PDQ® Salivary Gland Cancer: Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

People Living With Cancer - An ASCO Website
Head and Neck Cancer

Websites

• SPOHNC – Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
• Head and Neck Cancer Community – American Head and Neck Society
• The Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation

General Websites

• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Care
• National Cancer Institute
• People Living With Cancer - an ASCO website

• AboutFace - Provides information and support for people with facial differences
  
  
• Emotional Aspects – Oral Cancer Foundation
  
  
• Let’s Face It - Provides information and support for people with facial disfigurement
  
  
• Oral Cancer Forum – Oral Cancer Foundation - Message board and chatroom
  
  
• SPHONC –Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
  The local chapter of SPHONC meets at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
  
  
• SPOHNC – Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer - Telephone support, newsletters, and “Survivor to Survivor Network” that matches patients with similar diagnosis and treatment.

• Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)
  Mailing Lists -offers a wide variety of email discussion groups on many cancer types and topics
  OncoChat - offers live chat with cancer survivors, their families and friends
  
  
• American Cancer Society
  Cancer Survivors Network offers a variety of ways to communicate with others
  
  
• Cancer Care
  Telephone Support Groups offers groups that connect by using the telephone
  Online Support Group post messages on their moderated electronic bulletin board
  
  
• CarePages
  CarePages offers a way to keep family and friends informed during medical treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Revised 2008

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