Category: National Organizations & Websites

The NCCN Guidelines for Patients aim to help people with cancer and their loved ones discuss the best treatment options for them with their physicians. These can be explored through the NCCN Guidelines Navigator, an intuitive, digital tool that lets you search, filter, and highlight relevant guidance. The NCCN Website covers a wide array of cancer topics for patients, caregivers, and their families.

 

Contact:
Nancy Douglas
nancy.douglas@nccn.org
(215) 690-0300
3025 Chemical Road
Suite 100
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is now Cancer Nation, a network of groups and individuals that offer support to cancer survivors and their loved ones. Offers the Cancer Survival Toolbox, a free, self-­learning audio program designed to help people cultivate important skills to better meet and understand the challenges of their illness.

 

Contact:
info@canceradvocacy.org
(877) NCCS-YES
8455 Colesville Road
Suite 1025
Silver Spring, MD 20910

The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a federally funded cancer education program that was established in 1975 as an essential part of NCI’s mission and information efforts. The CIS provides accurate, up-to-date, and reliable information on cancer that is easy to understand. Information specialists provide personalized responses to a range of cancer questions, including cancer research and clinical trials, cancer prevention, risk factors, symptoms, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, living with cancer, and quitting smoking.

 

Contact:
NCIinfo@nih.gov
1-800-422-6237

Provides up-­to-­date information on all cancer types, information on clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer, and information for researchers and health professionals.

 

Contact:
NCIinfo@nih.gov
1-800­-4­-CANCER

Focuses its activities on: survivor resources and support, survivorship programs, national advocacy initiatives, and scientific and clinical research grants. A particularly useful tool is the Livestrong Guidebook which functions as a workbook and provides information that is needed from the time of diagnosis through cancer treatment and beyond—free through website.

 

Contact:
(877) 236-8820
623 W. 38th St.
Suite 300
Austin, TX 78705

Our company was founded by Carol Galland, a breast cancer survivor, and her daughter over 20 years ago. We are devoted to helping people with hair loss due to cancer or chemotherapy treatments to look and feel beautiful while battling their hair loss. Our products include soft hats and scarves, sleep caps, wigs, false eyelashes and eyebrows, as well as other hard to find hair loss products. We have also created a vast resource library with a myriad of helpful cancer and hair loss tips and informational articles. We cover topics such as “How to Select Your Wig” and what to look for in a head covering.

 

Contact:
wecare@headcovers.com
1-800-264-4287
214 S. Iowa Ave.
League City, TX 77573

Promotes health awareness to the underserved Latino community by providing ethnic­-specific education with a focus on early detection screening of breast and cervical cancer, as well as other chronic diseases. Resources for hosting a Health Fiesta.

 

Contact:
diadelamujerlatina@gmail.com
(281­) 489­-1111
7037 Capitol St.
Suite A
Houston, Tx. 77011

CURE quarterly magazine is available free of charge to cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Subscribers receive clear and comprehensive information in order to better understand cancer. Additionally, CURE, in association with the American Cancer Society, publishes an annual Cancer Resource Guide, which is sent to every new subscriber. CURE will also send free magazines for your support groups, community events, churches, etc.

 

Contact:
259 Prospect Plains Road
Bldg H
Cranbury, NJ 08512

Mission: to improve the quality of life and survival of cancer patients by increasing participation in cancer clinical trials. Features a tool to search for current trials.

 

Contact:
(215) 789-3600
1818 Market Street
Suite 3000
Philadelphia, PA 19103