General Cancer GroupsThis 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.
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 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 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
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
http://www.cancerfac.org
Cancer Information and Counseling Line (CICL)
Toll Free: 1-800-525-3777 http://www.amc.org/programs.html
Cancer News on the Net
http://www.cancernews.com
Cancer Pain Management in Chlidren
http://www.childcancerpain.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
CancerGuide
http://www.cancerguide.org
CancerHelp
http://www.cancerhelp.8m.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Phone: 404-639-3311 Toll Free: 800-311-3435 http://www.cdc.gov
Closure
http://www.closure.org
Corporate Angel Network, Inc.
Phone: 914-328-1313 Toll Free: 866-328-1313 http://www.corpangelnetwork.org
Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT)
Phone: 240-482-4730 http://www.enacct.org
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Phone: 301-634-7000 http://www.faseb.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
ICare: International Cancer Alliance for Cancer Research Education
Phone: 301-656-3461 http://www.icare.org
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Phone: 936-321-9846 Toll Free: 866-374-2472 http://www.hospicecare.com
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
Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation
Phone: 615-467-1936 Toll Free: 1-877-467-1936 http://www.minniepearl.org
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: 301-435-3848 Toll Free: 800-4-CANCER TTY: 800-332-8615 http://www.cancer.gov
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 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 Library of Medicine
Phone: 301-594-5983 Toll Free: 888-FIND-NLM (888-346-3656) http://www.nlm.nih.gov
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Phone: 203-744-0100 Toll Free: 800-999-6673 http://www.rarediseases.org
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org
OncoLink
http://www.oncolink.org
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Phone: 412-859-6100 Toll Free: 866-257-4ONS (4667) http://www.ons.org http://www.cancersymptoms.org
Patient Advocate Foundation
Phone: 757-873-6668 Toll Free: 800-532-5274 http://www.patientadvocate.org
Prepare to Live
http://www.preparetolive.org
R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 816-854-5050 Toll Free: 1-800-433-0464 http://www.blochcancer.org
Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative
http://www.chemocare.com
Self chec
http://www.selfchec.org/main.html
Society of Nuclear Medicine
http://www.discovermi.org
Stand Up 2 Cancer
http://www.standup2cancer.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
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 |