Cancer Support Resources - General

ACOR: Assn of Cancer Online Resources www.acor.org
ACS: American Cancer Society  www.cancer.org
BMT InfoNet  www.bmtinfonet.org                                                                                            

Bone Marrow Foundation www.bonemarrow.org                                                              

CancerCare  www.cancercare.org
Cancerfacts.com www.cancerfacts.com
CancerInfoNet  www.cancerinfonet.org
Cancer Survival Toolbox www.cancersurvivaltoolbox.org                                     

CancerSymptoms.org  www.cancersymptoms.org                                                    

Chemocare.com  www.chemocare.com
FertileHOPE  www.fertilehope.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation www.livestrong.org
NCCS: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship www.canceradvocacy.org
NCI: National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
NMDP: National Marrow Donor Program www.marrow.org
Office of Cancer Survivorship www.dccps.nci.nih.gov/ocs/
People Living with Cancer  www.plwc.org
Planet Cancer for Young Adults  www.planetcancer.org                                                       

 Pregnant with Cancer www.pregnantwithcancer.org

Cancer Support Resources - by Site/Type of Cancer

Brain
ABTA: American Brain Tumor Assn www.abta.org
BTS: Brain Tumor Society www.tbts.org
NBTF: National Brain Tumor Foundation www.braintumor.org

Breast
ABCD After Breast Cancer Diagnois  www.abcdmentor.org
American Breast Cancer Guide www.abcgonline.com                                                    

Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation, Inc.  www.bcrf.org
NBCC: National Breast Cancer Coalition www.stopbreastcancer.org
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation www.cms.komen.org

Carcinoid
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc. www.carcinoid.org

Cervical
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation www.thegcf.org
National Cervical Cancer Coalition www.nccc-online.org
Women's Cancer Network www.wcn.org

Childhood and Teenage Cancer
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation www.bearnecessities.org
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation www.candlelighters.org
Childhood Cancer Organizations www.2bme.org
Group Loop for Teens www.grouploop.org
Gus Foundation www.gusfoundation.org
Locks of Love www.locksoflove.org
National Children’s Cancer Society www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.com
SuperSibs!  www.supersibs.org

Colon and Rectal
ASCRS: American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons www.fascrs.org
Colon Cancer Alliance www.ccalliance.org

Esophageal
ECAA: Esophageal Cancer Awareness Assn www.ecaware.org

Kidney
Kidney Cancer Association www.kidneycancer.org

Leukemia
LLS: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.leukemia.org

Liver
AboutLiverTumors.com  www.aboutlivertumors.com
American Liver Foundation www.liverfoundation.org

Lung
ALCASE: Alliance for Lung Cancer www.alcase.org
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
Lung Cancer Online www.lungcanceronline.org
Lung Cancer.org www.lungcancer.org

Mesothelioma www.mesothelioma-lung-cancer.org

Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus www.lymphomafocus.org
Lymphoma Information Network www.lymphomainfo.net
LRF: Lymphoma Research Foundation www.lymphoma.org
Lymphomation www.lymphomation.org 

Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic Cancer www.metacancer.org/index.php

Multiple Myeloma
IMF: International Myeloma Foundation  www.myeloma.org/main.jsp

MMRF: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation www.multiplemyeloma.org

Oral
Mouth Cancer Foundation www.mouthcancerfoundation.org

SPOHNC: Support for Head & Neck Cancer www.spohnc.org

Ovarian
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation www.thegcf.org

NOCC: National Ovarian Cancer Coalition www.ovarian.org

OCNA: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance www.ovariancancer.org

Ovarian Cancer Network www.ovca.net/index

Pancreatic
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research http://www.pancreatic.org/site/c.htJYJ8MPIwE/b.640099/k.D524/Hirshberg_Home_Page.htm

PanCAN http://www.pancan.org/

Prostate
National Prostate Cancer Coalition www.fightprostatecancer.org/site/PageServer

PAACT: Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments www.paactusa.org

Us Too! www.ustoo.com

Rare Cancer Alliance www.rare-cancer.org

Sarcoma www.sarcomaalliance.com/home.html

Skin www.skincancer.org

Stomach www.liferaftgroup.org

Testicular www.tcrc.acor.org

Thyroid www.thyca.org

Caregiving
NFCA: National Family Caregivers Assn. www.nfcacares.org
Well Spouse Association www.wellspouse.org

Children with Cancer in the Family
SuperSibs! www.supersibs.org

Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
A.P. John Cancer Institute www.apjohncancerinstitute.org
The Health Resource, Inc. www.thehealthresource.com/index.html
NCCAM: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.nccam.nih.gov
OCCAM: Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.cancer.gov/cam/health_pdq.html

End-of-Life & Hospice
ADEC: Assn for Death Education & Counseling www.adec.org
American Hospice Foundation www.americanhospice.org
BioGift www.biogift.org
Hospice Association of America www.hospice-america.org
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm

Financial and Other Supportive Services
Americans with Disabilities Act www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm 
CaringBridge www.caringbridge.org
COBRA Insurance www.cobrainsurance.com
Co-Pay Relief  www.copays.org
Council for Disability Rights  www.disabilityrights.org
Livestrong
Medicare www.medicare.gov/default.asp 
Medicine Program Pharmaceutical Help www.themedicineprogram.com
National Council on Disability www.ncd.gov
National Patient Advocate Foundation http www.npaf.org
NeedyMeds www.needymeds.com
Patient Advocacy Organization www.patientadvocate.org/index.php
Social Security Online Disability Programs www.ssa.gov/disability

Travel Aid
Air Travel Aid for Childhood Cancer www.candlelighters.org/info_airlines.stm 
Angel Flight America www.aircharitynetwork.org
Corporate Angel Network www.corpangelnetwork.org
MMA Mercy Medical Airlift www.mercymedical.org
PatientTravel.org www.npath.org

Medical Information Resources
American Pain Foundation www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=page_policies.htm
Best Hospitals report www.health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/ 
Medical Library Association www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/consumergeneral.html
Neuropathy Association www.neuropathy.org/site/PageServer
Organ and Tissue Donation www.organawareness.org/

Nutrition
American Botanical Council www.abc.herbalgram.org/site/PageServer
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html
AICR: American Institute for Cancer Research www.aicr.org/site/PageServer
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements www.ods.od.nih.gov/
NutritionData www.nutritiondata.com/
Partnership for Food Safety Education www.fightbac.org/main.cfm
The Cancer Project www.cancerproject.org/