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Access Project
617-654-9911
Tips for managing medical debt
AIM at Melanoma
916-706-0599
info@aimatmelanoma.org
Advocacy Medical Information
Patient Education
Research
Legislation
Prevention
Detection
Referrals
American Brain Tumor Association
800-886-2282
Support for people living with cancer and their families and friends
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
American Cancer Society
800-ACS-2345 (800-227-2345)
Children’s Services
Culturally Specific Resources
Financial Assistance
Housing Assistance
Medical Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Transportation Assistance
Support Groups
Survivorship
American Council on Life Insurers
1-877-674-4659
Offers financial assistance to its member organizations
American Dietetic Association
Offers scientifically-based health and nutrition information
American Hospice Foundation
202-223-0204 / / 800-347-1413
Advocacy
Education and training for healthcare professionals
American Lung Association
800-LUNG-USA (800-586-4872) / 202 785 3355
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Support Groups
American Pain Foundation
888-615-PAIN (888-615-7246)
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Support Groups
American Psychosocial Oncology Society
866-APOS-4-HELP (866-276-7443)
Individual Counseling
Referrals
American Society of Clinical Oncology
571-483-1780 or 888-651-3038
Financial Information
Medical information
Medical Referrals
Patient Education
Angel Flight America
918.749.8992
Transportation Assistance
Association of Oncology Social Work
215-599-6093
Database (to search for oncology social workers)
Financial Resources
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
301-215-9099/888-901-2666
Advocacy
Support groups
Patient Education
BreastCancer.org
Medical Information
Patient Education
Support Groups
Bright Pink
Education
Support
Cancer and Pregnancy
(877) 635-4499
CancerCare
800-813-HOPE (800-813-4673)
Support Groups
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Referrals
Insurance Information
Financial Assistance
Transportation Assistance
Children’s Services
Survivorship
Culturally Specific Resources
Cancer Fund of America, Inc. (CFA)
800-578-5284
Medical Supplies (nutrition supplements, lotions, food, toys,etc.)
Cancer Hope Network
800-552-4366
Peer Matching
Individual Counseling
Referrals
Cancer Liaison Program(search “Cancer Liaison Program”)
Office of Special Health Issues
Food and Drug Administration
301-796-8460
Patient Education
Referrals
Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC)
866-THE-CLRC (866-843-2572)
Legal Information and Resources
Cancer Nutrition Center
310-471-0529
Prevent Cancer Foundation
800-227-2732
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Culturally Specific Resources
American Childhood Cancer Foundation
Advocacy
Support Groups
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
CaringBridge.org
Free, personal and private Web sites to connect family and friends during a health challenge
CarePages.org
Free patient blogs and Web sites to connect friends and family during a health challenge
Caring Connections
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
800-658-8898
Patient Education
Referrals
Hospice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Information
800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
Patient Education
Referrals
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
Insurance Information
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
202-966-7338
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy
202-336-8374
Advocacy
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
Chronic Disease Fund (CDF)
877-968-7233
Financial Assistance
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
National Insitute of Health
301-496-4345
Access to clinical trials
Medical Information
ClinicalTrials.gov
Referrals for clinical trials
Medical Information
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
877-520-4457 / 877-227-8451
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
Colon Cancer Alliance
877-422-2030
Advocacy
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR)
866-512-3861
Financial Assistance
Corporate Angel Network
Westchester County Airport
866-328-1313
Transportation Assistance
CoverageForALL.org
Foundation for Health Coverage Education
fhceinfo@coverageforall.org
Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT)
240-482-4730
Provides education on cancer clinical trials
Emergingmed.com
877.601.8601 (to speak with a clinical trials specialist)
Patient education on clinical trials
Medical information
Referrals
Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment – Spanish Version
(Consejos de alimentación: Antes, durante y después del tratamiento del cáncer)
Facing Our Risk of Cancer EMPOWERED (FORCE)
866-288-RISK (866-288-7475)
Advocacy
Information
Support
Family Caregiver Alliance
800-445-8106
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Referrals
Support Groups
Feeding America
800-771-2303
Local and national food assistance programs
Fight Colorectal Cancer
877-4CRC-111 (877-427-2111)
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
Group Loop
Cancer Support Community
888-793-9355
Children’s Services
Support Groups
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
800-638-0742
Resource for health care facilities that provide free or reduced-cost care
HealthWell Foundation
800-675-8416
Financial assistance
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
877-STOP-IBC (877-786-7422)
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Referrals
Intercultural Cancer Council
Baylor College of Medicine
713-798-4617
Advocacy
Patient Education
International Myeloma Foundation
800-452-2873
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
Joe’s House
877-JOESHOU (877-563-7468)
Resource for lodging near treatment centers
Kidney Cancer Association
800-850-9132
Advocacy
Individual Counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
Kids Konnected
949-582-5443
Children’s Services
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
LIVESTRONG
855.220.7777
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Survivorship
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
800-955-4572
Advocacy
Financial Assistance
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
Support Groups
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
888-753-LBBC (5222)
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Patient Eduction
Peer Matching
Referrals
LGBTQ Cancer Resources Guide
http://www.cancer-network.org/screenings/facilities#nj
Lung Cancer Alliance
800-298-2436
Advocacy
Support Groups
Individual Counseling
Peer Matching
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
Culturally Specific Resources
Lymphoma Research Foundation
800-500-9976
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Financial Assistance
Individual Counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Transportation Assistance
Advocacy
Melanoma Research Foundation
800-MRF-1290 (800-673-1290)
Advocacy
Medical Information
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Men Against Breast Cancer
866-547-MABC (866-547-6222)
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Mesothelioma Information Resource Group
888-802-6376
Medical Informaton
Patient Education
Referrals
MetaCancer Foundation, Inc.
Referrals
Support Groups
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
203-229-0464
Advocacy
Medical Informaton
Patient Education
Referrals
Support Groups
Mylifeline.org
Blogs
Online support
Volunteer calendars
Web sites
National Brain Tumor Society
800 770 8287
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
National Breast Cancer Coalition
800-622-2838
Advocacy
Patient Education
Referrals
National Cancer Institute
800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237)
Patient Education
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
888-644-6226
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
800-685-5531
Individual Counseling
Insurance Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Survivorship
National Children’s Cancer Society
314-241-1600
Advocacy
Children’s Services
Financial Assistance
Housing Assistance
Insurance Information
Patient Education
Referrals
Transportation Assistance
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCSS)
888-650-9127
Advocacy
Patient Education
Referrals
Insurance Information
Survivorship
Culturally Specific Resources
National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR)
866-674-6327
Provides information on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
800-658-8898
Advocacy
Hospice
Individual Counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
National Lymphedema Network
800-541-3259
Advocacy
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
National Marrow Donor Program
800-MARROW-2 (800-627-7692)
Culturally Specific Resources
Financial Assistance
Housing Assistance
Individual Counseling
Insurance Information
Patient Education
Referrals
Transplant Information
Transportation Assistance
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
800-999-6673
Medication assistance
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
888-OVARIAN (888-682-7426)
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Referrals
National Patient Travel Center (NPTC)
800-296-1217
Flight assistance for treatment or second opinion
Native American Cancer Research
800-537-8295
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
NeedyMeds
978-865-4115
Financial Assistance
Insurance Information
Referrals
Nueva Vida
202-223-9100
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Support Groups
Office of Minority Health
800-444-6472
Patient Education
Culturally Specific Resources
Referrals
Oncolink
215-349-8895
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
Patient Education
Oral Cancer Foundation
949-646-8000
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
866-399-6262
Advocacy
Medical Information
Patient Education Materials
Referrals
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
877-272-6226
Advocacy
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Peer matching
Referrals
Support Groups
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
888-4PPA-NOW (888-477-2669)
Financial Assistance
Insurance Information
Referrals
Patient Access Network Foundation (PANF)
866-316-PANF (866-316-7263)
Financial assistance
Patient Advocate Foundation
800-532-5274
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Financial Assistance
Insurance Information
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals
The Patient/Partner Project
866-725-7877
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Patient Services, Inc. (PSI)
800-366-7741
Financial Assistance
The Portal
Resource for health insurance information
Planet Cancer
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Young Adult’s Services
Prostate Cancer Foundation
800-757-CURE (800-757-2873)
Advocacy
Patient Education
Referrals
The Prostate Net
888-477-6763
Advocacy
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
229-928-1234
Advocacy
Caregiver Education
Sisters Network
866-781-1808
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education on breast cancer
Prevention/Detection
Skin Cancer Foundation
212-725-5176
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Social Security Administration
800-772-1213
Financial support information
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP)
800-633-4227
Resource for health insurance questions— particularly Medicare and Medicaid
Survivorship A to Z
Financial Information
Legal Information
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
800-377-0928
Advocacy
Medical Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
877-GO-KOMEN (877-465-6636)
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Thyroid Cancer Survivor’s Association
877-588-7904
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Together Rx Access
800-444-4106
Medication Assistance
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
888-393-FUND (888-393-3863)
Patient Advocacy
Patient Educational Materials
Patient Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
Survivorship
United Way
Financial Assistance
Resource Support
Uniting Against Lung Cancer
212-627-5500
Financial Assistance
Medical Information
Patient Education
US TOO International Prostate Cancer Education & Support Network
800-808-7866
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Support Groups
Vital Options International
818-508-5657
Patient Education
Referrals
Support Groups
Young Survival Coalition (YSC)
877-YSC-1011 (877-972-1011)
Age Specific Resources
Patient Education
Referrals
Support Services
Zero-The End of Prostate Cancer
888-245-9455 or 202-463-9455
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Referrals
Advocacy