Helpful Links

There are many organizations that can help you better understand and cope a cancer diagnosis. Here are a few.

General Cancer Resources

American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org

American Society for Radiation Oncology
1-800-962-7876
www.astro.org

Cancer Hope Network
1-877-HOPENET
www.cancerhopenetwork.org

Cancer.net (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
1-888-651-3038
www.cancer.net

Fertile Hope
1-888-994-HOPE (4673)
www.fertilehope.org

Gilda's Club Worldwide
1-888-GILDA-4-U (445-3248)
www.gildasclub.org

Lance Armstrong Foundation
1-877-WEARYELLOW (932-7935)
www.livestrong.org

National Cancer Institute
1-800-422-6237
www.cancer.gov

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
301-650-9127
www.canceradvocacy.org

National Lymphedema Network
1-800-541-3529
www.lymphnet.org

RadiologyInfo
1-800-381-6660
www.radiologyinfo.org

Vital Options International
1-800-477-7666
www.vitaloptions.org

Wellness Community
www.thewellnesscommunity.org

Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
1-888-901-BCAN
www.bcan.org

Living Beyond Breast Cancer
1-888-753-LBBC (5222)
www.lbbc.org

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Network of Strength
312-986-8338
http://www.networkofstrength.org

Imaginis: The Breast Cancer Resource
www.imaginis.com

Living Beyond Breast Cancer
1-888-753-LBBC (5222)
www.lbbc.org

Share
1-866-891-2392
www.sharecancersupport.org

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
972-855-1600
www.komen.org

Brain Tumors

Brain Tumor Foundation
212-265-2401
www.braintumorfoundation.org

Brain Tumor Society
1-800-770-TBTS
www.tbts.org

Childhood Cancers

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
1-800-366-2223
www.candlelighters.org

Clinical Trials

Cancer and Leukemia Group B
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
childrenandclinicalstudies

Children and Clinical Studies
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
childrenandclinicalstudies

National Institutes of Health - Clinical Trials
www.clinicaltrials.gov

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
childrenandclinicalstudies

Southwest Oncology Group
www.swog.org

Colon and Rectal Cancer

Colon Cancer Alliance
1-877-422-2030
www.ccalliance.org

Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C3)
202-244-2906
www.fightcolorectalcancer.org

Stennis Family Foundation
1-866-965-2220
www.stennis.org

Financial Resources

Cancer Care
1-800-813-4673
www.cancercare.org

Healthwell Foundation
1-800-675-8416
www.healthwellfoundation.org

Patient Access Network Foundation
1-866-316-7263
www.patientaccessnetwork.org

Patient Advocate Foundation
1-800-532-5274
www.patientadvocate.org

Patient Services Incorporated
1-800-366-7741
www.uneedpsi.org

Head and Neck Cancer

Oral Cancer Foundation
949-646-8000
www.oralcancerfoundation.org

Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
1-800-377-0328
www.spohnc.org

Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
1-877-588-7904
www.thyca.org

Gynecologic Cancer

Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
202-331-1332
www.ovariancancer.org

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
1-888-OVARIAN
www.ovarian.org

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
212-268-1002
www.ocrf.org

Share
1-866-891-2392
www.sharecancersupport.org

Women's Cancer Network
312-578-1439
www.wcn.org

Lung Cancer

American Lung Association
1-800-LUNG-USA
www.lungusa.org

Lung Cancer Alliance
1-800-298-2436
www.lungcanceralliance.org

Lymphoma - Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1-800-955-4572
www.lls.org

Lymphoma Research Foundation
1-800-500-9976
www.lymphoma.org

Prostate Cancer

Malecare
212-844-8369
www.malecare.org

National Prostate Cancer Coalition
202-463-9455
www.pcacoalition.org

Prostate Cancer Foundation
1-800-757-CURE
www.prostatecancerfoundation.org

Us TOO! Prostate Cancer Education and Support
630-795-1002
www.ustoo.com

Skin Cancer

Melanoma Research Foundation
1-800-673-1290
www.melanoma.org

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