Hope and Help for Cancer

Sooner or later everyone is touched by cancer in one way or another – personally or someone in your family, a friend, or a coworker you know. To help you navigate your way through this health challenge, we’ve put together a list of resources.

Websites:

Rest Ministries: Joyfully Serving the Chronically Ill, Organizations, Churches & More this site is affiliated with Joni and Friends. Joni Eareckson Tada was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing treatment.

Website:  http://restministries.com/

BreastCancer.org provides discussion boards, blogs, chat rooms and additional links to resources.

Website: www.breastcancer.org/

Living Beyond Breast Cancer serves to assist women at all stages of diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Website:  www.lbbc.org/

Cancer Support Community focuses on education and provides a 24/7 online support system.

Website: http://cancersupportcommunity.org/

Susan G. Komen for the Cure provides a comprehensive tab entitled “Understanding Breast Cancer” and ways to get involved, as well as the latest news on research. 

Website:  http://ww5.komen.org/

American Cancer Society

Website: www.cancer.org/

People Living Through Cancer: Putting Lives Together serves to connect and support cancer survivors and caregivers.

Website:  http://pltc.org/

Gilda’s Club is devoted providing free resources to men, women, and children living with cancer and includes their family and friends in the journey.

Website: http://www.gildasclub.org/

Books:

Praying Through Cancer: Set Your Heart Free from Fear--A 90-Day Devotional for Women by Susan Sorensen and Laura Geist, Thomas Nelson  2007

When God and Cancer Meet: True Stories of Hope and Healing by Lynn Eib  Tyndale House  2002

Behind the Scenes of Breast Cancer: A News Anchor Tells Her Story of Body and Soul Recovery -- Book and DVD by Brenda Ladun  New Hope Publishers  2007

Getting Better, Not Bitter: A Spiritual Prescription for Breast Cancer by Brenda Ladun

New Hope  Publishing  2002

Dear God, They Say It's Cancer by: Janet Thompson  Howard Books  2006

Hope for the Journey Through Cancer: Inspiration for Each Day by Yvonne Ortega  Revell 2007

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