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Medical Detectives
By Linda Marsa, March & April 2005
Who can give you the skinny on your disease?
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Medical research services track down the latest findings to help you decide
on the best treatment. Here is a directory of companies:
Cancer Advisors, 415 Madison
Ave., 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Phone: 212-375-2980. E-mail: info@canceradvisors.org. Cancer
Advisors' oncologists prepare a detailed list of cancer patients' best
options for clinical trials of experimental drugs or therapies. Cost: $400.
CANHELP, Inc., P.O. Box 103, Port
Gamble, WA 98364. Phone: 800-565-1732, 360-297-5221. E-mail: canhelp@centurytel.net. Using your medical
records, CANHELP researches treatment options for cancer and chronic diseases,
including conventional, alternative, and complementary therapies, and a list of
practitioners in the U.S. and abroad. The $350 fee for a personalized cancer
report ($250 for chronic diseases) also includes free phone consultations for
up to a year.
Doctor Evidence, Los Angeles,
California. Phone: 310-450-6519. E-mail: info@doctorevidence.com. Personalized
evidence packages rigorously evaluate the outcomes of various tests and
treatment options. Fee: $200-$1,000, depending on the level of service
provided.
The Health Resource, 933
Faulkner, Conway, AR 72034. Phone: 800-949-0090, 501-329-5272. E-mail: moreinfo@thehealthresource.com. The
Health Resource prepares personalized packets of information on any disease or
condition. Cancer reports cost $395 (other conditions, $295) plus shipping.
The Health and Healing
Library at California Pacific Medical Center, 2040 Webster St., San
Francisco, CA 94115. Phone: 415-600-3681. E-mail: HoobleJ@Sutterhealth.org. Prices range
from $50 to $195, depending on the amount of time researchers spend putting a
packet of basic information together—which includes conventional as well
as alternative treatments, and a list of referrals and self-help groups.
The Moss Reports, P.O. Box
1076, Lemont, PA 16851. Phone: 800-980-1234. E-mail: anne@cancerdecisions.com. The 300-page
cancer reports include sections on conventional, complementary, and alternative
treatments, as well as promising experimental therapies being tested in the
U.S. and abroad. Fee is $297 for reports on specific types of cancer; weekly
online newsletters are free.
Schine On-Line Services, 39 Brenton
Ave., Providence, RI 02906. Phone: 800-346-3287. E-mail: schine@findcure.com. Schine On-Line prepares
information on current developments and clinical trials on all diseases. Fee:
$215 for cancer and $165 for other serious illness.
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