SUPPORT GROUPS:

 

ALLIANCE FOR LUNG CANCER ADVOCACY ( ALCASE)

1-800-298-2436      -  Organization dedicated to helping patients and family members deal with lung cancer.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 

 1-800-ACS-2345         -  Offers numerous resources, including printed material, counseling, and info on lodging for people who may require treatment far from home.

SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION

1-800-IM-AWARE     - Dedicated to eradicating breast cancer as a life threatening disease. Health Info and Support.

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

1-800-GO-LIVER      - offers smoking cessation groups, literature, promote lung health

AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND

1-800-638-8299        -     Provides financial assistance to people who have kidney cancer/kidney disease

AMERICAN BRAIN TUMOR ASSOCIATION

1800-86-ABTA         -  Provides publication about brain tumors, support groups, as well as referral information.

CORPORATE ANGEL NETWORK

(914) 328-1313    Fax 1-800-328-4246   -  Provides free transportation ( using corporate jets) to or from a hospital or treatment center for people with cancer and  family members.

CURE FOR LYMPHOMA FOUNDATIONC

1800-CFL-6848      - Provides support, including aid for patients, as well as education programs, teleconferences and a newsletter.

FOUNDATION FOR THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP

1800-458-6223    -  Supports pediatric cancer research worldwide. Provides up-to-date information on current research.

KID'S CONNECTED

1-800-899-2866   -   An organization serving children of parents with cancer. Maintains 24 hour hotline that children can call with questions and concerns about their parent's illness.

MEN'S CANCER RESOURCE GROUP

1-800-227-2345  -   Support network that runs 24 hour information line serving prostate cancer survivors and concerned professionals.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LARYNGECTOMIES

1-800-ACS-2345    -  The Association assists people who have lost their voice as a result of cancer.

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