Additional Cancer Information Resources
The following lists of links can provide additional information about various programs and benefits for patients and healthcare professionals.
Informational Sites for All Cancers
- American Cancer Society
1.800.ACS.2345 (1.800.227.2345) or
www.cancer.org - Cancer Research Prevention Foundation
1.800.227.CRFA (1.800.227.2732) or
www.preventcancer.org - National Cancer Institute
1.800.4CANCER (1.800.422.6237) or
www.cancer.gov - NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network
www.nccn.org
Cancer Support Groups
- Cancer Care
1.800.813.HOPE (1.800.813.4673) or
www.cancercare.org - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
1.877.NCCS.YES (1.877.622.7937) or
www.canceradvocacy.org - People Living With Cancer
www.plwc.org - The Wellness Community, National Headquarters
1.888.793.WELL (1.888.793.9355) or
www.thewellnesscommunity.org - Association of Cancer Online Resources
www.acor.org - Cancer Liaison Program
www.fda.gov/oashi/cancer/cancer.html
General Drug Information
- Physician's Desk Reference
www.pdr.net - USP: U.S. Pharmacopeia
www.usp.org
Hospice
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org
Nursing
- Oncology Nursing Society
www.ons.org
Patient Advocacy
- Patient Advocate Foundation
1.800.532.5274 or
www.patientadvocate.org - American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
1.800.424.3410 or www.aarp.org - Families USA
www.familiesusa.org - National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/nchhhso.html
Practice Management - Physicians
- American College of Oncology Administrators
www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACOA/oncology1.html - MGMA: Medical Group Management Association
www.mgma.com
Hospitals
- Health Care Financial Management Association
www.hfma.org
Radiation Therapy
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
www.astro.org
Patient Assistance Programs
- NeedyMeds
www.needymeds.com - Prescription Drug Assistance
www.benefitscheckup.org
Policy and Legislative Issues
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov - American Public Health Association Legislative Affairs Page
www.apha.org/advocacy/activities/legislativeupdate/ - FirstGov: Your First Click to the US Government
www.firstgov.gov - United States Congress
www.congress.gov - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
cms.hhs.gov
Specialty Societies
- The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)
www.accc-cancer.org - ANCO: Association of Northern California Oncologists
www.anco-online.org - ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology
www.asco.org
Medicare Newsletters
- Medicare Newsletter: Medicare Talk
www.afmc.org/HTML/publications/consumers/mtalk_pub.aspx
