Association of Cancer Online Resources
The Association of Cancer Online Resources Inc., or ACOR, is a non-profit organization that is based in New York City that has been in effect since 1995. Touting itself as one of the “original social networks, the organization has collected writings, tips, and resources from a variety of cancer patients and caregivers to provide as information to help families deal with all types of cancer, including malignant mesothelioma.
With the wealth of information they have at their disposal, ACOR sends out millions of email messages with cancer-related information on a weekly basis, while also offering access to other established information sources for its members.
In summarization, ACOR states one of its main goals as improving “communication between patients and health care professionals through advocacy in a variety of public forums, including the media and professional journals.”
One of the resource types that ACOR offers to its readers and subscribers are online support groups for those whose lives have been affected by cancer. In order to help patients, their families, and caregivers, there are a more than 25 specific websites hosted by the organization that provide help and support for numerous diseases and conditions relating to cancer.
Among the ACOR-hosted sites that may be of some help to patients suffering from mesothelioma and
asbestos cancer are Cancer-Pain.org and OncoChat IRC. Users can also sign up for disease specific mailing lists, or receive more general information on how to find hospices, look for clinical trials, or handle financial issues that may arise.
In addition to receiving support for the day-to-day complications of living with mesothelioma cancer, patients and their families may also want to receive help and support from a
mesothelioma lawyer if they wish to learn more about
asbestos laws. Because numerous companies exposed their employees to
asbestos long after it had been deemed unsafe in studies, those who may have developed an illness because of their negligence may be entitled to a
mesothelioma settlement.