Radiation Oncology

Local Resources

The The Cancer Resource Center at Torrance Memorial is located on the main floor of the West Tower. It provides information and counseling regarding South Bay resources for patients and families.

Phone:	310-517-4665
Web address:	www.torrancememorial.org/cancerc3.htm

Support groups available in the immediate area include bereavement, grief, caregiver and lymphedema groups.

Phone:

310-517-4665

The Wellness Community of the South Bay has a wide range of support services available.

Phone:	310-376-3550
Web address:	www.wellnessandcancer.org

Hospice and Home Health Care

Phone:	310-784-3739
Web address:	www.torrancememorial.org/homecare.htm

Chaplain service

Phone:	310-784-3754
Web address:	www.torrancememorial.org/homecare.htm

Look Good/Feel Better and Women to Women programs

Phone:

310-517-4660

American Cancer Society
Los Angeles Coastal Cities South Bay Branch
514 N. Prospect Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 937-2605

National Resources

The following web sites are nationally recognized resources for cancer support and information. It is by no means an exhaustive list; you may find many other useful sites by using the recommended links at each site.

Oncolink - the University of Pennsylvania's cancer information site, updated daily.
www.oncolink.upenn.edu

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

American Society for Clinical Oncology
www.asco.org

American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology
www.astro.org

CancerNet National Cancer Institute consumer information service
cancernet.nci.nih.gov

SilverPlatter literature search service
webmedlit.silverplatter.com/topics/onco.html

PubMed National Institute of Health literature search service
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed

NCI Cancer Trials Site
cancertrials.nci.nih.gov

Mayo Clinic
www.mayo.edu/healthinfo/resources.html#cancer

Prostate Cancer Infolink
www.comed.com/prostate

Breast Cancer Network
www2.cancer.org/bcn/index.html

Lymphoma Research Foundation
www.lymphoma.org