Links and Glossary

Colo-Rectal Cancer Resources

The Colon Cancer Alliance:  This organization provides a wealth of information on colorectal cancer, including a toll-free Helpline (1-877-422-2030), peer-to-peer support systems that links survivors and caregivers for one-on-one support (the CCA Buddy Network) and the Chat program, which offers an online support group on their website

ASCO, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (the world’s leading organization of medical professionals who treat people with cancer).  Their “Cancer.Net” website is an accurate, reliable, and oncologist-approved source of information on more than fifty types of cancer.

Cancer Care, Inc.: .  Click on their “Cancer Types” link for colon cancer and you will obtain a wealth of information about colon cancer, stages, treatments, side effects, clinical trials, and support services, including links to many relevant websites.

 Oncolink Colon Cancer Page: has information and links to resources on colorectal cancer. . 

National Cancer Institute: 1-800-4-CANCER Contact them for up-to-date, accurate information about cancer, current treatment recommendations, clinical trials, and support services.

American Cancer Society:  1-800-464-3102 Contact them for information, support, referrals. 

United Ostomy Association:  1-800-826-0826

The following books are also recommended:

What To Do If You Get Colon Cancer by Paul Miskovitz, MD and Marian Betancourt, 1997, John Wiley and Sons.

The Ostomy Book:  Living Comfortably with Colostomies, Ileostomies, and Urostomies by Barbara Dorr Mullen, Kerry Anne McGinn.  This is both “a complete reference book on the subject, and a moving, often funny and heartwarming account of the experience of having an ostomy---and the good life that can follow it.”

Second Act: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures by Barbara Barrie Scribner.