Support, Information & Financial Resources
916-706-0599
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
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 Childhood Cancer Organization
Advocacy
Support Groups
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
American Council on Life Insurers
877-674-4659
Offers financial assistance to its member organizations
800-347-1413
Advocacy
Education and training for healthcare professionals
800-586-4872
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Support Groups
888-615-7246
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Medical Information
Patient Education
Support Groups
American Society of Clinical Oncology
888-651-3038
Financial Information
Medical information
Medical Referrals
Patient Education
Association of Oncology Social Work
215-599-6093
Database (to search for oncology social workers)
Financial Resources
Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
212-838-3029
Advocacy
Financial Assistance
Housing Assistance
Patient Education
Medical Education
Peer Matching
800-813-4673
Support Groups
Individual Counseling
Patient Education
Referrals
Insurance Information
Financial Assistance
Transportation Assistance
Children’s Services
Survivorship
Culturally Specific Resources
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
800-227-2732
Patient Education
Prevention/Detection
Culturally Specific Resources
Free, personal and private webites to connect family and friends during a health challenge
800-658-8898
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Patient Education
Referrals
Hospice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Information
800-232-4636
Patient Education
Referrals
Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy
202-336-8374
Advocacy
Patient Education
Referrals
Medical Information
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Health
301-496-4345
Access to clinical trials
Medical Information
858-657-0282
Ovarian Cancer Treatment Decision Support
Referrals to Clinical Trials
Tumor Profiling Assistance
Steps Through OC (Ovarian Cancer)
(professional social & emotional support - see below in N-S for more information)
Crush It For Curtis Foundation
1-800-403-9152
Advocacy for Bladder Cancer and Men’s Health
Support Groups
Patient Education
Clinical Trial Match Service
877-601-8601 (to speak with a clinical trials specialist)
Patient education on clinical trials
Medical information
Referrals
800-445-8106
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Referrals
Support Groups
Head and Neck Cancer Alliance (HNCA)
866-792-4622
Medical Information
Patient Education
Patient Helpline
Support Groups
Health Resources and Services Administration
800-638-0742
Resource for health care facilities that provide free or reduced-cost care
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
877-786-7422
Advocacy
Culturally Specific Resources
Patient Education
Referrals
International Myeloma Foundation
800-452-2873
Culturally Specific Resources
Individual Counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Peer Matching
Referrals
Support Groups
International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation
941-927-4963
Information for patients and caregivers
Patient education
Peer support and online discussion forum
800-850-9132
Advocacy
Individual Counseling
Medical Information
Patient Education
Referrals