Websites and Online Resources

Prowess, Inc.

Three dimensional treatment planning allows the FLROC team to evaluate several different treatment techniques and choose the best one. You can get additional information on our treatment planning systems at this site: www.prowess.com

North American Scientific

IMRT has revolutionized the treatment of prostate cancers and cancers of the head and neck. IMRT allows the radiation oncologist to prescribe different doses of radiation to different target structures and protect normal tissues better than conventional treatment. For more information on IMRT, you may visit this site.

The Springs of Clifton

The Springs of Clifton is an integrated health care program, integrating both conventional and alternative/complementary medicine. This program provides health care that nurtures the body, mind and spirit with the goal of promoting wellness and individual health.
Complimentary terapies support the maintenance of health and well-being and the process of healing.

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic is a progressive health care organization with a level of technology consistent with that of large urban hospitals. CSH&C's primary service area consists of four counties in the Central Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York: Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates.

The American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering through research, education, advocacy, and service.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of 20 of the world's leading cancer centers, is an authoritative source of comprehensive cancer care information that strives to insure the quality of cancer care and advance clinical research. Through the collaborative expertise of its member institutions, the NCCN develops, evaluates, and disseminates practice guidelines to support health professionals and patients in making informed treatment decisions.

The National Cancer Institute

The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology

In 2000, ASTRO established the History Committee for the purpose of documenting and recording the history of radiation oncology in the United States. To carry out this mission, committee members have spent the last several years interviewing distinguished members of our Society on their recollections as students and practitioners of radiation oncology. It is the goal of the History Committee to build a definitive archive of radiation oncology, including not only oral histories, but a record of the contributions made by many pre-eminent institutions.

Gilda's Club Rochester New York

Gilda's Club provides a meeting place for men, women and children living with cancer, along with their family and friends. They join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care.

RT Answers To Your Radiation Therapy Questions

RT Answers Receiving a diagnosis of cancer can be frightening and confusing. To help you and your family better understand the treatment options available to you, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has created this Web site to explain how radiation therapy is used to safely and effectively treat cancer.

www.MyBiopsy.org

Pathologists, physicians who study tissues and cells to identify and diagnose cancer and other diseases, have developed individual patient information sheets on a variety of cancer and cancer-related diseases.

Each sheet includes answers to questions about what the disease is, what treatment options are available, questions you should ask your doctors, a definition of key terms, and pictures of a normal tissue as well as one that is diseased.

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