Additional Resources

ADVOCACY
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
(800) 532-5274
www.patientadvocate.org
R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.
(800) 433-0464
www.blochcancer.org

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS
The Bone Marrow Foundation
(800) 365-1336
www.bonemarrow.org
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
(800) LINK-BMT
www.nbmtlink.org
National Foundation for Transplants
(800) 489-3863
National Marrow Donor Program
(800) MARROW-2
www.marrow.org

BRAIN TUMORS
American Brain Tumor Association
(800) 886-2282
www.abta.org
National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF)
(800) 934-CURE
www.braintumor.org
The Brain Tumor Society
(800) 770-TBTS
www.tbts.org

BREAST CANCER

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
(800) 462-9273
www.komen.org
Men Against Breast Cancer
(866) 547-6222
www.menaginstbreastcancer.org
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organization (NABCO)
(888) 80-NABCO
www.nabco.org
National Breast Cancer Coalition
(800) 622-2838
www.stopbreastcancer.org
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
(24 hour Hopeline-peer support, education)
(703) 461-9595 (local seminars and Hopeline) or
(800) 970-4411
www.y-me.org

COLORECTAL CANCER
Colorectal Cancer Network
(301) 879-1500
www.colorectal-cancer.net

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
GW Center for Integrative Medicine
(202) 833-5055

FAMILY RESOURCES
Cancer Information and Counseling Line (CICL)
(800) 525-3777
www.amc.org/cicl.htm
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
(800) 366-CCCF
www.candlelighters.org
Gilda’s Club Worldwide
(888) G1LDA-4-U
www.gildasclub.org
National Family Caregivers Association
(800) 896-3650
www.nfcacares.org
People Living With Cancer
(703) 797-1914
www.plwc.org
The Wellness Community
(888) 793-9355
www.wellness-community.org

GENERAL SOURCES
American Cancer Society
(800) 227-6333
www.cancer.org
American lnstitute for Cancer Research (AICR)
(800) 843-8114
www.aicr.org
Cancer Care, Inc.
(info about cancer, treatment options, living with the disease, teleconferences)
(800) 813-HOPE
www.cancercare.org
Cancer Hope Network
(877) 467-3638
www.cancerhopenetwork.org
Cancer Research Institute
(800) 99-CANCER
www.cancerresearch.org
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
(800) 332-8615
www.cancer.gov
International Cancer Alliance (ICA)
(800) I-CARE-61
www.icare.org
The Chemotherapy Foundation
(212) 2I3-9292

GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD)
(800) 242-2383
www.afud.org
CONVERSATIONS: The International Ovarian Cancer Connection
(806) 355-2565
www.ovarian-news.org
Eyes on the Prize (support and info)
www.eyezontheprize.org
Fertile Hope
(888) 994-4673
www.fertilehope.org
Gynecological Cancer Foundation (GCF)
(800) 444-4441
www.wcn.org/gcf/GCF

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
(888) OVARIAN
www.ovariancancer.org
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA)
(202) 331-1332
www.ovariancancer.org
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF)
(800) 873-9569
www.ocrf.org

HOSPICE CARE
HOSPICELINK
(800) 331-1620
www.hospiceworld.com
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(703) 837-1500
www.nhpco.org

KIDNEY CANCER
Kidney Cancer Association
(800) 850-9132
www.kidneycancerassociation.org

LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA/MYELOMA
Cure for Lymphoma Foundation (CLF)
(800) CFL-6848
www.cfl.org
International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)
(800) 452-2873
www.myeloma.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(703) 960-1100
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
(800) 500-9976
www.lymphoma.org
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)
(203) 972-1250
www.multiplemyeloma.org

LUNG CANCER
Alliance for Lung Cancer (ALCASE)
(800) 298-2436
www.alcase.org
American Lung Association
(212) 315-8700
www.lungusa.org

NUTRITION
American Cancer Society
(888) 227-6333
GW Center for Integrative Medicine
(202) 833-5055
Meal Deliveries-see Barbara Apseloff, MSW for info.
Food and Friends
Meals on Wheels

PAIN
American Pain Foundation
(410) 783-7292
www.painfoundation.org

PANCREATIC CANCER
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
(877) 272-6226
www.pancan.org

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE
Patient Assistant Programs-see Barbara Apseloff, MSW for info.

PROSTATE CANCER
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
(800) 242-2383
www.afud.org
CaP CURE
(800) 757-CURE
www.capcure.org
US TOO! International, Inc.
(800) 808-7866
www.ustoo.org

SKIN CANCER
The Skin Cancer Foundation
(800) SKIN-490
www.skincancer.org

SMOKING CESSATION
American Lung Association (DC)
(202) 682-5864
www.aladc.org

TRANSPORTATION
AirLifeLine
(877) AIR-LIFE
Corporate Angel Network
(914) 328-1313
National Patient Travel Center
(800) 296- 1217
www.patienttravel.org

WELLNESS
GW Center for Integrative Medicine
(202) 833-5055
Lance Armstrong Foundation
(512) 236-8482
www.laf.org
The Wellness Community
(Baltimore Center) – (410) 832-2719
www.thewellnesscommunity.org

YOGA
Unity Woods
(301) 656-8992
www.unitywoods.com

YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER

Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Washington, DC
Support group meets on the GW Campus; social events through the DC/VA/MD area
yacsdc.org
Planet Cancer
(512) 481-9010
www.planetcancer.org
STARBRIGHT Foundation
(800) 315-2580
www.starbright.org
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
(888) 393-FUND
www.ulmanfund.org