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Online Resources
Advocacy & Support Groups
| WomenAndCancerMag.com |
Women&Cancer is a quarterly magazine for all women impacted by a cancer diagnosis, offering all women a trusted resource dedicated to topics related to the prevention and management of cancer while emphasizing wellness, fostering community, and inspiring hope. |
| ByMySide.com |
Designed to help you stay in control during treatment, "By My Side" offers simple steps you can take right from the start to manage, lessen, or (in some cases) prevent the side-effects of chemotherapy. |
| CanCare,Inc. |
CanCare matches trained cancer survivor volunteers and caregivers to newly diagnosed cancer patients or their caregivers for free, one-on-one, long term emotional support. Clients are matched as closely as possible by age, gender, type of cancer and treatment. |
| CancerTogether |
CancerTogether is about giving face and voice to the stories and experiences of people affected by cancer. Offers those who are living or have lived with cancer an opportunity to share their hard-earned wisdom and insight-- with the added power that comes from seeing and hearing someone tell their story. Their educational and inspirational videos are available on their website and other electronic media. |
| Cancer Care, Inc. |
Provides free professional counseling, support groups, education and information, and referrals to cancer patients and their families to help them cope with the psychological and social consequences of cancer. |
| Cancer Hope Network |
Offers free, confidential one-to-one support to cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment and their families using trained volunteers who have undergone a similar experience. |
| Chemotherapy.com |
A comprehensive online resource for understanding chemotherapy treatment and the management of side effects. |
| Cycle of Hope |
Cycle of Hope is designed to help support early cancer detection, to reduce fear associated with treatment, to encourage a team approach, and to foster hope in patients and their families fighting the disease. |
| Gilda's Club Worldwide |
International network where men, women and children with cancer and their families and friends join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care in a free nonresidential home-like setting. All kinds and stages of cancer are welcome in 14 locations open worldwide. |
| International Cancer Alliance |
ICARE is a non-profit alliance of researchers, physicians and patients working together to promote substantive, understandable information programs on advanced treatment options. |
| Lance Armstrong Foundation |
Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people living with, through and beyond cancer. Activities focus on survivorship resources and support, groundbreaking survivorship programs, national advocacy initiatives, and scientific and clinical research grants. |
| Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center |
The Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center is a comprehensive resource for victims of asbestos related cancer. MAA Center provides up-to-date information on mesothelioma treatment options, clinical trials, cancer centers, exposure awareness, and more. |
| National Cancer Institute |
NCI is the U.S. government agency responsible for conducting and supporting research on cancer. Their site provides information about treatment, clinical trials, and supportive care. |
| National Cancer Survivors Day (NCSD) Foundation |
The Foundation provides education, legal counseling and referrals to cancer patients and survivors concerning managed care, insurance, financial issues, job discrimination and debt crisis matters. |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
Patient-led organization advocating on behalf of survivors of all types of cancer. |
Patient Advocate Foundation Colorectal CareLine |
Patient Advocate Foundation's Colorectal CareLine is a patient/provider hotline that provides education and access to care to patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The Colorectal CareLine also offers financial aid for eligible patients through the Financial Aid Fund.
For more information about the PAF Colorectal CareLine, visit www.colorectalcareline.org.
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| R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc. |
The Cancer Hotline matches newly diagnosed with someone who has survived the same cancer. Offers free information, lists of Multidisciplinary Second Opinion Centers and free books: Fighting Cancer, Cancer... There's Hope and Guide for Cancer Supporters. |
| Ronald McDonald House |
Offers a refuge from the hospital, a "home-away-from-home." |
| Mesothelioma Cancer Center |
Mesothelioma Cancer Center was created in 1995 and has the most comprehensive information on asbestos exposure & mesothelioma and is the leading web authority on mesothelioma treatment and pleural mesothelioma. |
| The Oley Foundation |
Provides free information and psychosocial support to patients fed by tube or IV at home who cannot be sustained by normal eating because part of their gastrointestinal tract is damaged or removed. However, it does not provide financial support or oral nutrition counseling. |
| The Wellness Community |
Provides free of charge professionally led support groups nationwide and education, stress management and social networking in a home-like community setting with a focus on enhancing health and well-being. Twenty-two facilities nationwide. |
| Vital Options International TeleSupport Cancer Network |
The Group Room Radio Talk Show, a weekly syndicated call-in cancer talk show linking callers with other patients, long-term survivors, family members, physicians, researchers and therapists. |
Financial / Travel Assistance
| Fifth Season Financial |
Fifth Season's Win-Win Life Insurance Line of Credit program is designed to provide immediate financial assistance to cancer patients and their families – while preserving surplus policy funds for your family later. To learn more, call toll-free (866) 459-1271 or visit www.fifthseasonfinancial.com.
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| Angel Flight America |
Angel Flight America helps people in need seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities.
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| Corporate Angel Network |
Arranges free travel for cancer patients to treatment centers using the empty seats on corporate jets.
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| NeedyMeds.com |
A site to learn about patient assistance programs and other programs designed to help those who cant afford their medicines.
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| Medicare.gov |
Official U.S. government site for people with Medicare.
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| Patient Advocate Foundation |
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit case management service that assures access to care, maintenance of employment, and preservation of financial stability for Americans with chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating illnesses.
For more information about Patient Advocate Foundation, visit www.patientadvocate.org. Para la informacion en el espanol, haga clic aqui.
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| Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief Program |
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) program provides co-payment assistance for prescription drugs to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify. Services are provided through CPR call counselors, and payments are made to the designated payee upon approval.
For more information about the PAF Co-Pay Relief Program, visit www.copays.org.
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General Cancer Information / Support
| American Cancer Society |
ACS is a nationwide, community-based organization with chartered division in every state. Phone:1-800-ACS-2345 |
| American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) |
The mission of ASTRO is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving socioeconomic healthcare environment. |
| By My Side |
An Amgen sponsored patient website. Provides a range of resources to help support patients undergoing chemotherapy. |
| Cancer Care |
Cancer Care provides assistance free of charge to people with cancer. |
| Cancer.com |
An Ortho Biotech sponsored Web site for patients. Provides a comprehensive list of cancer related Web site links. |
| Cancer Guide |
Cancer Guide is a comprehensive information guide that helps patients identify the right questions to ask and where to find the most appropriate information for their situation. |
| Cancer Hope Network |
CHP provides free, confidential, one-on-one support to people with cancer and their families by matching patients with trained volunteers who have undergone a similar experience. Phone: 1-877-HOPENET |
| CancerLinks |
Provides comprehensive, informative links for different types of cancer. |
| Cycle of Hope |
Cycle of Hope is designed to help support early cancer detection, to reduce fear associated with treatment, to encourage a team approach, and to foster hope in patients and their families fighting the disease. |
| Gilda's Club |
Gilda's Club where the focus is on living with cancer. Men, Women and Children with any kind of cancer and their family members and friends can plan and build life-changing emotional and social support. |
| National Cancer Institute |
NCI is the U.S. government agency responsible for conducting and supporting research on cancer. Their site provides information about treatment, clinical trials, and supportive care. |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
Patient-led organization advocating on behalf of survivors of all types of cancer. |
| The Cancer Profilers |
If you have been searching for information about cancer treatment on the Web, you've probably discovered an abundance of information. Use these FREE interactive decision support tools to help answer the question "What treatment options are right for me?" You will receive a personalized treatment options report tailored to your cancer diagnosis. Your report includes full descriptions of each relevant treatment option, side effects, questions to ask your physician, and more - all matched to your stage, medical history and treatment status. |
| International Cancer Alliance |
ICARE is a non-profit alliance of researchers, physicians and patients working together to promote substantive, understandable information programs on advanced treatment options. |
Cancer Journals
Professional Societies
| American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) |
The mission of ASTRO is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving socioeconomic healthcare environment. |
| Oncology Nursing Society |
ONS promotes excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. |
| The Society for Neuro-Oncology |
SNO is a multidisciplinary society for the advancement of neuro-oncology through research and education. |
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
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