Links

  • www.cancer.orgor call 1-800-ACS-2345:  As the nation’s community-based volunteer health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem, the American Cancer Society is preventing cancer, diminishing suffering and saving lives through research, education, advocacy, and service.
  • www.cancercare.org:  Cancer Care.
  • www.e-baptisthealth.com/pinklinks: Pink Links is a golf instruction program designed with breast cancer survivors in mind, by introducing the game of golf in a healing setting at the TOUR Academy TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.   Pink Links is part of the Link-Up-2-Golf instruction program to improve physical and mental well-being through increased arm motion, walking, and socialization with other survivors.  The ultimate goal of Pink Links is to offer breast cancer survivors an environment that promotes their healing process.  Pink Links is a partnership of  THE PLAYERS Championship, TOUR Academy TPC Sawgrass, and Baptist Health.
  • www.lindaslegacyfoundation.org:  Linda’s Legacy Foundation is a non-profit founded to increase lung cancer awareness, support research for early detection, and assist victims of lung cancer with special needs.  For more information, contact Michelle Paul, President/Founder at 904-705-4442 or write to Linda’s Legacy Foundation, P.O. Box 2431, Ponte Vedra, FL  32004-2431.
  • www.livingwithit.org:  Living With It.
  • www.mesotheliomaprognosis.org:  A great site for those needing information about mesothelioma.
  • www.mesotheliomaweb.org:  A medically-based site for information on mesothelioma.
  • www.nabco.org:  National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations.
  • www.networkofstrength.org:  National Breast Cancer Organization (formerly Y-Me).
  • www.pptjax.com: Premiere Physical Therapy will work with your doctor to provide specialized treatments for any problems with strength, endurance, and range of motion you may have.  Premiere Physical Therapy has three convenient locations to serve you throughout the Jacksonville area.
  • www.thedonnafoundation.org:  The Donna Foundation will assist women with breast cancer while they are struggling to make ends meet during treatment.  Services include helping pay bills, childcare, for lymphedema garments, breast prosthetics, and more.
  • www.thepowerofpinkbcf.org:  The Power of PINK (People In Need of Kindness).
  • Mesothelioma Statistics -The Mesothelioma Center is an up-to-date resource for all issues ranging from mesothelioma facts to treatment options.
  • www.canceradvocacy.org:  National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
  • Sisters Network, Inc.:  Breast Cancer support for African-American breast cancer survivors in the Jacksonville area.  Contact Diane Townsend at dwtown@juno.com or call 904-757-6622.
  • www.facingourrisk.org:  FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered).  Website that provides extensive information to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
  • www.youngsurvival.org:  Young Survival Coalition.