Informational Links

We have gathered a list of helpful links that you might find helpful. These links are organizations and other facilities that may provide additional information about diseases of the pancreas or pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 
www.pancan.org
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. (PanCAN), established in 1999, is the first national patient advocacy organization for the pancreatic cancer community.

Pancreatitis Association International
 www.pancassociation.org
The Pancreatitis Association International is a 501C3 (pending) organization, established in August of 1999 to support, educate, and advocate for anyone whose life has been affected by the disease of Pancreatitis.

The National Pancreas Foundation 
www.pancreasfoundation.org
The NPF and its founding members and volunteers are committed to maximum efficiency. The Foundation's goal is to channel 95% of all its proceeds into the direct support of research and humanitarian aid.

The Lustgarten Foundation
www.lustgartenfoundation.org
The mission of The Lustgarten Foundation is to advance the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of pancreatic cancer.

The University Of Cincinnati Department Of Surgery
surgery.uc.edu
The Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is comprised of three major Sections and 15 Divisions with 92 full-time faculty. Our faculty have privileges at all area hospitals and routinely treat patients at University Hospital, Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Christ Hospital, VA Medical Center, and Shriners Burns Hospital.

UC Physicians
www.ucphysicians.com
UC Physicians represents over 400 doctors in 19 different specialties, offering patient services in all areas of healthcare, including but not limited to primary care, surgery, internal medicine, oncology, urology, cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, pain management and emergency medicine--conveniently located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Barrett Cancer Center and University Hospital, minutes from downtown Cincinnati.

The UC Medical Center
www.medcenter.uc.edu
The Medical Center has been a major source for medical care in Cincinnati, training health professionals and providing leading-edge medical research and patient care. It has also been the source of medical care to many people who otherwise would not have received it. The high quality of medicine that is readily available in Greater Cincinnati was--and still is--very much tied to the high quality of people and programs at the Medical Center.

The Health Alliance Hospitals
www.health-alliance.com/hospitals
The Health Alliance covers the entire Greater Cincinnati area from Warren County, Ohio, to Grant County, Kentucky. The Health Alliance has six hospital facilities including teaching and acute care hospitals.  All Health Alliance hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare advocating excellence in health care. 

The Health Alliance Transplants
www.health-alliance.com/transplant
Welcome to The University Hospital Islet Transplant Program. Thr islet cell transplant program is different from the procedure we offer. This whole transplant program uses an outside donor system. The University Hospital performed its first islet transplant in November 2001 and is one of only of five programs in the United States to perform this type of procedure.  Health Alliance Transplants; offering 30 years of successful organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, and islet cells. 

The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service, which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

RadiologyInfo
www.radiologyinfo.org
RadiologyInfo is designed to answer your questions related to the many radiologic procedures and therapies available to you and your family.  All material on the RadiologyInfo Web site is reviewed and approved by experts in the field of radiology from the ACR and RSNA, as well as other professional radiology organizations.