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General Cancer Groups

This list offers organizations that offer support and services for people with any type of cancer. To view groups classified by specific disease type, view Cancer.Net’s Cancer-Specific Resources list.

Below is a list of general cancer resources and organizations that may be helpful in finding additional information, services, and support. This list is provided for informational purposes only. As always, be sure to talk with your health care team about any questions you may have about information you find. To request a group be added to this list, please see Cancer.Net’s Linking Policy.



4th Angel Mentoring Program
Toll Free: 866-520-3197
http://www.4thangel.org
Air Charity Network
Toll Free: 800-549-9980
http://www.aircharitynetwork.org
AMC Cancer Fund
Phone: 303-233-6501
Toll Free: 800-321-1557
http://www.amc.org/
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Phone: 215-440-9300
Toll Free: 866-423-3965
http://www.aacr.org
American Cancer Society
Phone: 404-320-3333
Toll Free: 800-ACS-2345
TTY: 866-288-4327
http://www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
Phone: 800-ACS-2345
http://www.acscan.org
American College of Surgeons:Commission on Cancer
Phone: 312-202-5085
Toll Free: 800-621-4111
http://www.facs.org/cancer/index.html
American Hospice Foundation
Phone: 202-223-0204
Toll Free: 800-347-1413
http://www.americanhospice.org
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
Phone: 202-328-7744
Toll Free: 800-843-8114
http://www.aicr.org
American Pain Foundation
Phone: 888-615-PAIN (7246)
http://www.painfoundation.org
American Psychosocial Oncology Society
Phone: 434-293-5350
http://www.apos-society.org
American Society for Radiation Oncology
Phone: 703-502-1550
Toll Free: 1-800-962-7876
http://www.astro.org/Patients/
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Phone: 410-992-5470
Toll Free: 1-877-992-5470
http://www.breastsurgeons.org
Anderson Network, A Program of Volunteer Services
Toll Free: 800-345-6324
http://www.mdanderson.org/andersonnetwork
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
Phone: 313-842-7010
http://www.accesscommunity.org
Association of Cancer Online Resources
http://www.acor.org
Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)
Phone: 301-984-9496
http://www.accc-cancer.org
Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW)
Phone: 215-599-6093
http://www.aosw.org
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)
Phone: 847-375-4724
http://www.apon.org
Cancer & Careers
Phone: 212-685-5955 ext.32
http://www.cancerandcareers.org
Cancer Family Relief Fund
Phone: 415-887-8932
http://www.cancerfamilyrelieffund.org
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
http://www.cancerfac.org
Cancer Hope Network
Phone: 908-879-4039
Toll Free: 800-552-4366
http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org
Cancer Information and Counseling Line (CICL)
Toll Free: 1-800-525-3777
http://www.amc.org/programs.html
Cancer Legal Resource Center
Toll Free: 866-843-2572
http://www.cancerlegalresourcecenter.org
Cancer News on the Net
http://www.cancernews.com
Cancer Pain Management in Chlidren
http://www.childcancerpain.org
Cancer Research Foundation
Phone: 312-630-0055
http://www.cancerresearchfdn.org
Cancer Research Institute
Phone: 800-99CANCER (800-992-2627)
http://www.cancerresearch.org
Cancer Support Community
Phone: 202-659-9709
Toll Free: 888-793-WELL (9355)
http://cancersupportcommunity.org
Cancer Survivors Gathering Place
http://www.cancersurvivorsplace.org
Cancer Trials Support Unit
Phone: 888-691-8039
http://www.ctsu.org
Cancer.com
Phone: 888-227-5624
http://www.cancer.com
CancerCare
Phone: 212-712-8400
Toll Free: 800-813-HOPE (4673)
http://www.cancercare.org
CANCER101: Basics for the Diagnosed
Phone: 646-638-2202
http://www.cancer101.org
CancerQuest
Phone: 404-727-0308
http://cancerquest.org
CaringBridge
Phone: 651-789-2300
http://www.caringbridge.org
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Phone: 202-966-7338
http://www.cmbm.org
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
Phone: 212-201-2670
http://www.capc.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Phone: 404-639-3311
Toll Free: 800-311-3435
http://www.cdc.gov
Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
Phone: 202-336-8375
http://www.childrenscause.org
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
Phone: 877-227-8451
http://www.cancertrialshelp.org
College of American Pathologists
Toll Free: 800-323-4040 x7439
http://www.MyBiopsy.org
Corporate Angel Network, Inc.
Phone: 914-328-1313
Toll Free: 866-328-1313
http://www.corpangelnetwork.org
Dia de La Mujer Latina
Phone: 281-489-1111
http://www.diadelamujerlatina.org
Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT)
Phone: 240-482-4730
http://www.enacct.org
Exceptional Cancer Patients (ECaP)
Phone: 814-337-8192
http://www.ecap-online.org
FDA Cancer Liaison Program
Toll Free: 1-888-INFOFDA
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/default.htm
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Phone: 301-634-7000
http://www.faseb.org
Fertile Action
Toll Free: 877-276-5951
http://www.fertileaction.org
Friend for Life Cancer Support Network
Phone: 502-893-0643
Toll Free: 866-374-3634
http://www.friend4life.org
Hope for Two: The Pregnant with Cancer Network
Toll Free: 800-743-4471
http://www.pregnantwithcancer.org
Hospice Education Institute
Phone: 207-255-8800
Toll Free: 800-331-1620
http://www.hospiceworld.org
Hospice Foundation of America
Phone: 202-457-8511
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
ICare: International Cancer Alliance for Cancer Research Education
Phone: 301-656-3461
http://www.icare.org
I'm Too Young for This! Cancer Foundation
Toll Free: 1-877-735-4673
http://www.i2y.com
Imerman Angels
Toll Free: 877-274-5529
http://www.imermanangels.org
Inspire
Phone: 703-243-0303
Toll Free: 800-945-0381
http://www.inspire.com/
Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC)
Phone: 713-798-4617
http://iccnetwork.org
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Phone: 936-321-9846
Toll Free: 866-374-2472
http://www.hospicecare.com
International Psycho-Oncology Society
Phone: 434-293-5350
http://www.ipos-society.org
Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation
Phone: 404-537-5253
http://jajf.org/home/
Lesbian Community Cancer Project
Phone: 773-561-4662
http://www.lccp.org
LIVESTRONG
Phone: 512-236-8820
Toll Free: 866-236-8820
http://www.livestrong.org
Look Good...Feel Better (LGFB)
Phone: 202-331-1770
Toll Free: 800-395-5665
http://www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org
Lotsa Helping Hands
http://wwwlotsahelpinghands.com
Mautner Project
Phone: 202-332-5536
Toll Free: 866-MAUTNER (866-628-8637)
http://www.mautnerproject.org
Men's Health Network
Phone: 202-543-6461
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org
Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation
Phone: 615-467-1936
Toll Free: 1-877-467-1936
http://www.minniepearl.org
MyOncofertility.org
Toll Free: 1-866-708-3378
http://www.myoncofertility.org
National Asian Women's Health Organization
Phone: 925-468-4120
http://www.nawho.org
National Association for Home Care
Phone: 202-547-7424
http://www.nahc.org
National Cancer Coalition
Phone: 919-821-2182
http://www.nationalcancercoalition.org
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: 301-435-3848
Toll Free: 800-4-CANCER
TTY: 800-332-8615
http://www.cancer.gov
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
Phone: 615-794-3006
http://www.ncsdf.org
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Phone: 301-519-3153
Toll Free: 888-644-6226
http://www.nccam.nih.gov
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Phone: 301-650-9127
Toll Free: 877-NCCS-YES
(877-622-7937)
http://www.canceradvocacy.org
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Phone: 215-690-0300
http://www.nccn.com
National Family Caregivers Association
Phone: 301-942-6430
Toll Free: 800-896-3650
http://www.nfcacares.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Phone: 703-837-1500
Multilingual: 877-658-8896
Toll Free: 877-658-8898
http://www.nhpco.org
National LGBT Cancer Network
Phone: 212-675-2633
http://www.cancer-network.org
National Library of Medicine
Phone: 301-594-5983
Toll Free: 888-FIND-NLM (888-346-3656)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
National Lymphedema Network(NLN)
Toll Free: 800-541-3259
http://www.lymphnet.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Phone: 203-744-0100
Toll Free: 800-999-6673
http://www.rarediseases.org
Native American Cancer Research
Phone: 303-975-2449
Toll Free: 800-537-8295
http://natamcancer.org
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org
Nueva Vida, Inc.
Phone: 202-223-9100
Toll Free: 1-866-986-8432
http://www.nueva-vida.org
Office of Cancer Survivorship
Phone: 301-402-2964
http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/ocs
Office of Minority Health
Phone: 800-444-6472
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov
Oley Foundation
Phone: 518-262-5079
Toll Free: 800-776-OLEY (6539)
http://www.oley.org
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Phone: 412-859-6100
Toll Free: 866-257-4ONS (4667)
http://www.ons.org
http://www.cancersymptoms.org
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Phone: 888-4PPA-NOW (477-2669)
http://www.pparx.org
Patient Advocate Foundation
Phone: 757-873-6668
Toll Free: 800-532-5274
http://www.patientadvocate.org
Patient Resource Publishing
Phone: 816- 584-8227
http://www.patientresource.net
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Phone: 703-836-4412
Toll Free: 800-227-2732
http://www.preventcancer.org
R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 816-854-5050
Toll Free: 1-800-433-0464
http://www.blochcancer.org
Research Advocacy Network
Phone: 877-276-2187
http://www.researchadvocacy.org
Sam Fund
Toll Free: 866-439-9365
http://www.thesamfund.org
Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative
http://www.chemocare.com
Society of Nuclear Medicine
http://www.discovermi.org
Stand Up 2 Cancer
http://www.standup2cancer.org
SuperSibs
Phone: 847-705-SIBS (7427)
Toll Free: 866-444-SIBS (7427)
http://www.supersibs.org
Talk about Health
http://talkabouthealth.com
Teens Living With Cancer
http://www.teenslivingwithcancer.org
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Phone: 410-964-0202
Toll Free: 888-393-FUND (3863)
http://www.ulmanfund.org
United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA)
Phone: 800-826-0826
http://www.ostomy.org
V Foundation for Cancer Research
Phone: 919-380-9505
Toll Free: 1-800-454-6698
http://www.jimmyv.org
Vital Options and The Group Room Cancer Radio Show
Phone: 818-508-5657
Toll Free: 800-GRP-ROOM (800-477-7666)
http://www.vitaloptions.org
Your Disease Risk
Phone: 314-362-5196
Toll Free: 800-551-3492
http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu


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