Category: National Organizations & Websites
Cancer Care, Inc.
A national nonprofit agency that offers free support, information, financial assistance and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones. Services are available in person, over the phone and through the agency’s website. Spanish language help available.
Cancer Answers—H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Answers for cancer related questions.
800-456-7121
Cancer and Careers
Cancer and Careers is a national nonprofit that empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace, by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events. Its free services include a comprehensive website and library of publications in English and Spanish; legal and insurance information; career coaching; resume review; professional development micro-grants; and national events and workshops for people with cancer and their healthcare providers, coworkers and employers.
For Spanish speakers: www.cancerandcareers.org/espanol
C-Change
The mission of C-Change is to eliminate cancer as a public health problem, at the earliest possible time, by leveraging the expertise and resources of its members. C-Change is both a forum and a catalyst for identifying issues and major challenges facing the cancer community and for initiating collaborative actions to complement the efforts of individual C-Change members. C-Change focuses on advocacy, strategic initiatives and research. Free toolkits and resources available.
Be The Match
Provides assistance to patients and their physicians in the search for an unrelated stem cell donor. Provides general information about the stem cell transplant process, the search process, financial issues associated with the transplantation process and Patient Advocacy.
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Provides resources for healthcare providers but includes patient-friendly tools such as help finding an oncologist, and up-todate information about cancer policy issues.
American Psychosocial Oncology Society
Helpline through which cancer patients, caregivers and advocacy organizations may obtain referrals for local counseling services throughout the United States. This referral program aims to connect cancer patients and their caregivers to psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and counselors skilled in the management of cancer-related distress.
info@apos-society.org
Referral Helpline 866-276-7443. Calls are accepted 24 hours a day through a voicemail system.
5034A Thoroughbred Ln
Brentwood, TN 37027
American Institute for Cancer Research
Provides information about cancer prevention, particularly through diet and nutrition; featuring a toll-free nutrition hotline, pen pal support network and research funding.
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of quality comprehensive quality care. The CoC is the only multidisciplinary accreditation program for cancer programs in the United States. Currently more than 1500 programs are accredited by the CoC. For a list of programs please visit the CoC Hospital Locator at http://www.facs.org/cancerprogram/index.html.
312-202-5000
633 North St. Clair
Chicago, IL 60611
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
The mission of AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication and collaboration.
