LINKS
This page includes the following categories of links (click a category to skip down the page):
GIST Patient Organizations
GIST Fundraising Organizations
Sarcoma Links
Cancer Links
Specific Problem Links
Assistance Links
Professional Organizations
Hospice and End-of-Life Care
Government Educational Websites
Clinical Trials Links
Nutrition and Supplements Links
For links specifically related to adolescents and young people with cancer, see Links for Young Patients.
GIST Patient Organizations
| GIST Alliance for patients-Bulgaria | Bulgarian group |
| Contact Groep GIST | Dutch group |
| Das Lebenshaus | German group |
| Info Sarcomes | French Sarcoma group |
| GIST Support UK | United Kingdom group |
| GIST Uruguayla e-mail to gisturuguayla@gmail.com | Uruguayan group |
| Global GIST Network | network of GIST groups |
| Japanese Exchange for GIST Patients | Japanese Group |
| Japanese Study Group on GIST | Japanese Group |
| L’Associazione Italiana GIST, A.I.G | Italian Group |
| Liferaft Group | US Group |
| Polish GIST Society | Polish group |
| GIST Selbsthilfegruppe Schweiz | Swiss group |
GIST Fundraising Organizations
| GIST Cancer Awareness Foundation |
Sarcoma Links
| Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America |
| Sarcoma UK |
| Sarcoma Alliance |
Cancer Links
| American Cancer Society |
| CancerCare |
| Cancer Education |
| Cancer Information Network |
| Cancer.net (from American Society of Clinical Oncology) |
| CancerTrack |
| Cancervive, Inc. |
| Care Pages |
| Caring Bridge |
| Coping |
| Family Care Research Program |
| Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer |
| OncoLink |
Specific Problem Links
| American Chronic Pain Association |
| Cancer Pain |
| Drugs.com Drug Interactions Checker |
| Home Health Care Agencies |
| International Adhesions Society |
| Pain.com |
| Short Bowel Syndrome |
| United Ostomy Association |
Assistance Links
Drug Cost Assistance
| ACCC Reimbursement Guide |
| Chronic Disease Fund |
| Co-Pay Relief Program via Patient Advocate Foundation |
| Glivec International Patient Assistance Program (GIPAP) |
| Novartis Oncology The Reimbursement Hotline tel: 1-800-282-7630 |
| Partnership for Prescription Assistance 1-888-477-2669 |
| Patient Assistance Now 1-800-245-5356 |
| Patient Services, Inc. |
| Patient resources (for Sutent) |
| HealthWell Foundation (for medicare access to anemia/neutropenia drugs) |
| Needy Meds |
| REACH program for Nexavar |
| RxAssist |
| Together Rx Access 1-800-444-4106 |
Government Social Services
| Medicaid |
| Medicare |
| Social Security Disability |
| Eldercare |
Medical Transportation and Treatment Lodging Assistance
General Assistance
| Benefits CheckUp |
| Consumer Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance |
| Patient Access Network Foundation |
| Patient Advocate Foundation |
Professional Organizations
Hospice and End-of-Life Care
Government Educational Websites
Clinical Trials Links
Nutrition and Supplements Links
| Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health (fact sheets on supplements) |
| American Institute for Cancer Research (nutrition & cancer) |
| Medline Plus page on Herbs and Supplements |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering page on Herbs and Botanicals |