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 Coping With Cancer
Resources
Organizations that deal with many types of cancer
Brain Cancer | Breast Cancer | Caregiver Resources | Cervical Cancer
Children's Cancer | Choices In Dying | Clinical Trials | Colon & Rectal Cancer
Head & Neck Cancer | Home Health Care | Leukemia | Lung Cancer
Lymphoma | Massage Therapy | Mental Health Services | Myeloma
Ovarian Cancer | Prostate Cancer | Skin Cancer | Uterine Cancer
Top Notch Comprehensive Cancer Centers
Brain Cancer
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
2720 River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel: 800-886-2282
Tel: 847-827-9910
Fax: 847-827-9918
www.abta.org
ABTA@aol.com
The Brain Tumor Society (TBTS)
124 Watertown Street, Suite 3-H
Watertown, MA 02472
Tel: 800-770-TBTS (8287)
Fax: 617-924-9998
www.tbts.org
Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society
P.O. Box 957672
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
Tel: 800-532-5162
Fax: 847-490-0705
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Breast Cancer
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
9 East 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-719-0154
www.nabco.org
NABCOinfo@aol.com
National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)
1707 L Street N.W., Suite 1060
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 800-NBC-2838
www.stopbreastcancer.org
SHARE: Self-Help for Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer
1501 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-719-0364
Fax: 212-869-3431
Sisters Network, Inc.
8787 Woodway Drive, Suite 4206
Houston, TX 77063
Tel: 713-781-0255
www.sistersnetworkinc.org
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75244
Tel: 800-I'M-AWARE (1-800-462-9273)
www.breastcancerinfo.com
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
212 West van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel: (English): 800-221-2141
Tel: (Spanish): 800-986-9505
24 hours, 7 days a week
www.y-me.org
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Caregiver Resources
Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, California 94104
Tel: (414) 434-3388
www.caregiver.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 642
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Tel: (301) 718-8444
www.caregiving.org
National Family Caregivers Association
10605 Concord Street, Suite 501
Kensington, Maryland 20895
Tel: (800) 896-3650
www.nfcacares.org
Well Spouse Foundation
30 East 40th Street
New York, New York 10018
Tel: (800) 838-0879 or (212) 685-8815
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Cervical Cancer
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 800-444-4441
www.wcn.org
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Children's Cancer
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814-3015
Tel: 800-366-2223
Tel: 301-657-8401
Fax: 301-718-2686
www.candlelighters.org
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 60012
Arcadia, CA 91066-6012
Tel: 800-458-6223 (US and Canada only)
Tel: 626-447-1674
www.nccf.org
nccf-info@nccf.org
Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society
P.O. Box 957672
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
Tel: 800-532-5162
Fax: 847-490-0705
NCCS web site
nccs@aol.com
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
332 North Lauderdale St.
Memphis, TN 38105-2794
www.stjude.org
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Choices in Dying
Choice in Dying
1035 30th Street
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: (800) 989-9455 or (202) 338-9790
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Clinical Trials
Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
22 Thomson Place
Boston, Massachussetts 02210-1212
(617) 856-5900
www.centerwatch.com
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Colon & Rectal Cancer
Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA)
175 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Tel: 877-422-2030
www.ccalliance.org
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Head & Neck Cancer
Support for People with Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer, Inc.
P.O. Box 53
Locust Valley, NY 11560-0053
Tel: 516-759-5333
Fax: 516-671-8794
www.spohnc.org
info@spohnc.org
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Home Health Care
National Association for Home Care
228 7th Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C.20003
(202) 547-7424
www.nahc.org
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
11 Beacon Street, Suite 910
Boston, Massachussetts 02108
(888) 866-8773
www.vnaa.org
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Leukemia
Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network
(formerly Blood & Marrow Transplant Newsletter)
2900 Skokie Valley Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
Tel: 888-597-7674
Tel: 847-433-3313
Fax: 847-433-4599
www.bmtnews.org
help@bmtnews.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 800-955-4572
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
infocenter@leukemia-lymphoma.org
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Lung Cancer
Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education
1601 Lincoln Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98660
Tel: 800-298-2436
www.alcase.org
infor@alcase.org
American Lung Association (ALA)
1740 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10019-4374
Tel: 800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872)
www.lungusa.org
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Lymphoma
Cure for Lymphoma
215 Lexington Ave., 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 800-CFL-6848
Tel: 212-213-9595
www.cfl.org
infocfl.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 800-955-4572
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
infocenter@leukemia-lymphoma.org
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
8800 Venice Boulevard, Suite 207
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Tel: 310-204-7040
Fax: 310-204-7043
www.lymphoma.org
lrfa@aol.com
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Massage Therapy
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300
McLean, Virginia 22102
Tel: (800) 296-0664 or (703) 610-9015
www.ncbtmb.com
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Mental Health Services
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: (202) 682-6000
www.psych.org
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
Tel: (202) 336-5500
www.apa.org
National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street, N.E., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20002
Tel: (800) 638-8799
www.naswdc.org
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
1133 15th Street, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005-2710
Tel: (202) 452-0109
www.aamft.org
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Myeloma
International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)
2129 Stanley Hills Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Tel: 800-452-2873 (US and Canada only)
Tel: 323-654-3023
Fax: 323-656-1182
www.myeloma.org
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Ovarian Cancer
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 14
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tel: 888-OVA-RIAN (682-7426)
Tel: 877-682-6622
Tel: 561-393-0005
Fax: 561-393-7275
www.ovarian.org
NOCC@ovarian.org
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
1627 K Street, NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-331-1332
www.ovariancancer.org
SHARE: Self-Help for Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer
1501 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-719-0364
Fax: 212-869-3431
Hotlines
Tel: (English, breast): 212-382-2111
Tel: (English, ovarian): 212-719-1204
Tel: (Spanish, breast): 212-719-4454
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 800-444-4441
www.wcn.org
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Prostate Cancer
CaP CURE
1250 4th Street, Suite 360
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: 800-757-2873
Tel 2: 310-458-2873
Fax: 310-458-8074
www.capcure.org
The Prostate Net
P.O. Box 2192
Secaucus, NJ 07096
Tel: 888-4PROSNET (477-6763)
www.prostate-online.com
vhsimons@home.com
Us Too International, Inc.
930 North York Road
Suite 50
Hinsdale, IL 60521-2993
Tel: 800-808-7866
Fax: 630-323-1003
www.ustoo.com
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Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 561
New York, NY 10156
Tel: 800-SKIN-490 (1-800-754-6490)
www.skincancer.org
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Uterine Cancer
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 800-444-4441
www.wcn.org
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