Links to Related Sites

Note: If you’re looking for the UOAA Support Groups page, please go to www.ostomy.org/supportgroups.shtml.

LINK CATEGORIES
Related Support Organizations Discussion Boards Ostomy Chat Rooms Cancer Information Professional Societies Medical Journals Ostomy Group Newsletters Ostomy Sites by Individuals	Advocacy Related Links Child Related Links Women Related Links Medical Information Food & Nutrition General Health Information Other Related Sites

Related Support Organizations

Discussion Boards
UOAA Discussion Board on this site Shaz’s Ostomy Message Board Ostomyland Message Board Colon Club Message Board UOA Canada Discussion Board	J-Pouch Site Discussion Board IBD Sucks! (see esp. “Dear Baggy”) DragonPack.com IBD Support alt.support.ostomy Newsgroup alt.support.crohns-colitis Newsgroup

Ostomy Chat Rooms

Cancer Information

Colon Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Cancer – General
American Cancer Society Cancer.com Cancer Care, Inc Cancer Hope Network Cancer News on the Net Cancer Nutrition Center Cancer Resources (Univ. Nebraska) Cancersource.com CancerConsultants.com Association of Cancer Online Resources National Breast Cancer Coalition	National Cancer Insitute (NCI) National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) OncoLink - U. Penn. Cancer Resource Center Vital Options TeleSupport Cancer Network The Wellness Community Taking The Fear Out Of Cancer Fighting Chance (Counseling and Resource Center for Cancer Patients)

Professional Societies

Medical Journals

Ostomy Group Newsletters
Antelope Valley CA Ostomy News North San Diego CA Ostomy News Cedar Rapids IA Short Circuit Aurora IL Fox Valley Ostomy News Chicago IL New Outlook and Tips Raleigh NC The By-Pass North Central OK Ostomy Outlook	Philadelphia PA Journal Online Central TX Bluebonnet Houston TX Newsletter Jacksonville FL TheMailbag Vancouver BC HighLife Winnipeg MB Inside Out

Ostomy Sites by Individuals

Provided as a courtesy by UOAA. These sites are the work of individuals and do not represent any organization.

Advocacy Related Links

One Voice Against Cancer (coalition of non-profit organizations advocating for cancer-related appropriations)
Medicare Fraud & Abuse Overview
FirstGov for Consumers (US Government Consumer Info)
US Government Printing Office (Access to Government Info Products)
TRICARE, US Military Health System
Partnership for Prescription Assistance (coalition of pharmaceutical companies, health care providers and advocacy groups)

Child Related Links

Women Related Links

ChronicBabe.com (for Young Women with Chronic Health Issues)
Keep Working, Girlfriend (Blog about maintaining a career while living with chronic illness)
HealthyWomen (an independent health information source for women)
National Family Caregivers Association

Medical Information
PubMed (MEDLINE) Search MEDLINEplus (more consumer oriented medical info) National Library Of Medicine National Network of Libraries of Medicine National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases UCLA Digestive Diseases Division Univ of Louisville Colon & Rectal Surgery ArthritisInsight.com The Virtual Body (virtual anatomy lesson from ehc.com)	Short Bowel Support International Adhesions Society Percutaneous Cecostomy Now You Have a Diagnosis: What's Next? (US Gov't Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Institutes of Health) ClinicalTrials.com (Pharmaceutical Research Plus, Inc) CiteHealth (find reports on healthcare providers)

Food & Nutrition

General Health Information
Health Finder (US Government Gateway to Health Information) World Health Organization (WHO) American Public Health Association National Institutes of Health www.health.gov (portal to US Government health sites) National Health Information Center MayoClinic.com	HealthWorld Online USA Today Health topics index Stanford University Health Library Ask Dr. Weil Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) News Transitions - Self-Esteem Program Dr. Mirkin's Health Site Birth Defects Research for Children HealingWell.com - Crohn’s/Colitis Resources

Other Related Sites