Patients and Families: Support

myhealthCANADA is happy to provide a listing of patient support and information groups to all users of this website. If you know of any site that you think other users would benefit from please let us know.

All organizations marked Maple Leaf are Canadian.

Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Centre For Addiction & Mental Health Maple Leaf


Arthritis
Arthritis Canada Maple Leaf
ArthritisNet

 


Auto-immune Conditions

Lupus Canada Maple Leaf

 


Cancer
Alberta Cancer Board Maple Leaf
BC Cancer Agency Maple Leaf
Canadian Cancer Society Maple Leaf
Cancer Care Manitoba Maple Leaf

Cancer Centres
Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
Kingston Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
London Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
Northeastern Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
Toronto - Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
Windsor Regional Cancer Centre Maple Leaf
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre Website Maple Leaf
National Cancer Institute
Newfoundland CTRF Maple Leaf
Oncolink

Lung Cancer
About.com: Lung Cancer
Alpha Cancer Information Resource: Lung Cancer
Faces of Lung Cancer
National Cancer Institute: Lung Cancer

Ovarian Cancer
National Ovarian Cancer Association (Formerly the Corinne Boyer Fund) Maple Leaf
Oncolink: Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer Alliance Canada Maple Leaf

Breast Cancer
Canadian Breast Cancer Network Maple Leaf

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - National Office

National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)


Gastrointestinal Cancer
Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry Maple Leaf

Lymphoma/Leukemia
Adult Leukemia Resource Centre: American Cancer Society
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Lymphoma Foundation of Canada Maple Leaf
Lymphoma Information Network
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
 


Cardiovascular Conditions

American Heart Association
Cardiac Care Network of Ontario Maple Leaf
Health Canada - Healthy Heart Kit Maple Leaf
Heart and Stroke Foundation - National Office
Maple Leaf

National Stroke Association
Canadian Heart Research Centre
Maple Leaf

 


Dermatology (Skin) Conditions

Skin Disease Education Foundation
 


Endocrinology

Diabetes
The Diabetic Children's Foundation
Diabetes Scene Maple Leaf

Canadian Diabetes Association - National Office - Maple Leaf
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Canada Maple Leaf

Addison & Cushing International Federation (ACIF)

American Behcets Disease Association

Kidney Foundation of Canada Maple Leaf

Thyroid Foundation of Canada Maple Leaf

American Foundation of Thyroid Patients

 


Gastrointenstinal Disorders (Stomach and Gut)

Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) Maple Leaf

Canadian Liver Foundation Maple Leaf
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada Maple Leaf

 


HIV/Aids
Canadian AIDS society Maple Leaf
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Maple Leaf
Canadian HIV Clearinghouse Maple Leaf
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)

Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) Maple Leaf

National Pediatrics AIDS Network (NPAN)
Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Maple Leaf

 


Neurological Conditions (Brain and Nerves)

Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Society of Canada Maple Leaf

Multiple Sclerosis
International MS Support Foundation

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Maple Leaf
National MS Society

Epilepsy Canada - National Office Maple Leaf

Canadian Syringomyelia Network Maple Leaf
Cerebral Palsy Canada Maple Leaf

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.

Huntington Society of Canada Maple Leaf
Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada Maple Leaf
Migraine Association of Canada Maple Leaf
Parkinson Foundation of Canada Maple Leaf
Peripheral Neuropathy

North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada Maple Leaf

Polio Quebec Maple Leaf
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of Canada Maple Leaf

National Aphasia Association

Migraine Association of Canada - National Office

Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada

Canadian Parapalegic Association

BC Aphasia Centre


Psychiatric Conditions

Anxiety Disorders
The Panic Page
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatment Maple Leaf
Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
 

Depression
Canadian Association for Addiction and Mental Health Maple Leaf
Depression and Anxiety Information Resource and Education Centre Maple Leaf

Internet Mental Health

PsychCanada Maple Leaf

 

Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia Society of Canada Maple Leaf
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

 

Canadian Mental Health Association

Tourette Syndrome Home Page

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

ADDmed Homepage Maple Leaf

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre

 


Rare Diseases and Disorders
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)
 


Respiratory (Breathing) Conditions

Asthma
Allergy/Asthma Information Association

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Asthma Society of Canada Maple Leaf
Canadian Lung Association-Maple Leaf

Asthma Resource Centre Maple Leaf

 

COPD
Airwaves
Living with COPD
The Lung Association : Patient's Guide to COPD Maple Leaf
 

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Support Center (ARDS)

Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation


Sexually Transmitted Disease

International Herpes Management Forum

 


Sleep Disorders
CDC: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada Maple Leaf
 


Women's Health
Canadian Health Network Maple Leaf
Journal of the American Medical Association: Women's Health Centre
Women's Health Matters Maple Leaf
Ostéoporose Québec / Osteoporosis Québec Maple Leaf

Osteoporosis Society of Canada Maple Leaf


Other
Canadian Immunodeficiencies Patient Organization Maple Leaf
AIP Forum: Acute Intermittent Porphyria

American Hemochromatosis Society

Asperger's Syndrome Resources

Canadian Hemophilia Society Maple Leaf

Glaucoma Research Foundation

Hepatitis Society of Canada Maple Leaf

Infertility Network

Sex Information and Education Council of Canada Maple Leaf

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc

Tinnitus Association of Canada Maple Leaf