Palliative Care Resources

Advance Directives (Living Wills, Healthcare Proxies): Caring Connections (caringinfo.org); Do Your Proxy (doyourproxy.org)
Advocacy: AARP (AARP.org)
Alzheimer's: About.com — Alzheimer's (alzheimers.about.com); Alzheimer`s Association (alz.org)
Cancer: About.com — Cancer (cancer.about.com); American Cancer Society (cancer.org); American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network (acscsn.org); American Psychological Oncology Society (apos-society.org); Breast Cancer (breastcancer.org); CancerCare (cancercare.org); Lance Armstrong Foundation (livestrong.org); Mesothelioma (mesotheliomaweb.org); Mesothelioma Center (asbestos.com); National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov); Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide (prostate-cancer.com)
Caregiver Help: Advanced Senior Solutions (advancedseniorsolutions.com); Care Pathways (carepathways.com); CareCommunity (mycarecommunity.org); Family Caregiver Alliance(caregiver.org); National Family Caregivers Association (nfcacares.org); Palliative Dementia Care Resources (pdcronline.org); Share the Care (sharethecare.org)
Financial Help: Medicare Rights Center (medicarerights.org)
General: About.com (about.com); Family Doctor (familydoctor.org); Grieving Cener (grievingcenter.org); Growthhouse (growthhouse.org); National Institute of Nursing Research (ninr.nih.gov/PalliativeCareBrochure); WebMD (www.webmd.com); World Health Organization (who.int/entity/cancer/palliative/en)
Heart: About.com — Heart Disease (heartdisease.about.com); American Heart Association (americanheart.org)
HIV: About.com — HIV (aids.about.com); AIDS.org (aids.org)
Hospice: Caring Connections (caringinfo.org)
To locate a hospice provider in your area, click here
Lung: About.com — Lung Cancer (lungcancer.about.com); American Lung Association (lungusa.org)
Pediatric Palliative Care: Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (ippcweb.org)
Physicians: ABHPM Physician Directory (abhpm.org)
Research: The National Palliative Care Research Center (npcrc.org)
Stroke: About.com — Stroke (stroke.about.com); American Stroke Association (strokeassociation.org); National Stroke Association (stroke.org)
VA: The Veterans Health Administration (va.gov)
View the VA's Facilities Locator and Directory

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Palliative Care Resources