The American Cancer Society (ACS) - Provides numerous resources, including printed materials and counseling for patients and families. Information on lodging for people who may require treatment far from home. Comprehensive website on a variety of cancer-related issues. Free Dietician Available.
Cancer Care, Inc. - Nonprofit organization that provides counseling, education, and financial assistance information.
Cancer Information Service (CIS) - A national information and education network that operates a toll-free service to provide callers with the most recent scientific information. Information is provided in English and Spanish.
www.chemotherapy.com - A good source to help understand lab values and chemotherapy.
Look Good...Feel Better - Free program that helps women learn to cope with the appearance-related side effects associated with cancer treatment. Licensed cosmetologists instruct women who are currently undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation on how to wear wigs, turbans, scarves and cosmetics.
Susan G. Komen Foundation- Eradicating breast cancer by advancing research, education, screening, and treatment.
Mother's Grace - grants and resources for mothers and children in crisis or who have endured tragic life events.
Eating Well Through Cancer Cookbook - Nutritional help and information to help your loved one eat well through diagnosis to survivorship. Also, provides information to help symptom management with one’s diet.
Hospice Information - Nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the U.S. It is committed to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care.
Corporate Angel Network, Inc. (CAN) - Provides free transportation (using corporate jets) to or from a hospital or recognized treatment center in the U.S. for people with cancer and family members.
Sisters Network - Committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African-American community.
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization - A 24-hour toll-free hotline staffed by professional counselors and volunteers who have had breast cancer. Provides information, education, support, resource library, wigs, and prostheses for breast cancer survivors.
Kesem - an organization that welcomes children coping with a parent's cancer into a supportive community where they find caring volunteers, exemplary role models in our college student leaders, and friends that they can relate to. This new environment leads to more positive outcomes for them, including: improved self-esteem, enhanced coping skills, increased self-confidence, and stronger emotional intelligence.
