Cancer Survivors Guide
This listing represents organizations that operate on a national level. There are many excellent local organizations too numerous to list. To locate them, call your doctor’s office, local cancer treatment center, or local American Cancer Society office.
Click Resources on the above navigation bar for additional information by cancer type.
General
AMC Cancer Information and Counseling Line
Phone: 800-525-3777
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Phone: 800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org
American Institute for Cancer Research
The American Institute for Cancer Research
is the cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention, interprets the evidence, and educates the public about the results.
Phone: 800-843-8114 or 202-328-7744
www.aicr.org
American Society for Radiation Oncology
ASTRO’s mission is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment.
Phone: 800-962-7876
www.astro.org
www.rtanswers.org
Association of Cancer Online Resources
ACOR is a collection of online communities designed to provide timely and accurate information in a supportive environment.
www.acor.org
Bloch Cancer Hot Line
The Cancer Hot Line consists of a group of individuals who have had cancer who are available to talk with newly diagnosed cancer patients, promptly upon diagnosis.
Phone: 800-433-0464
www.blochcancer.org
CanCare
Cancer survivors of more than 50 different types of cancer volunteer for CanCare to provide emotional support to those currently facing a battle with cancer. A patient is matched with a CanCare volunteer for one-on-one emotional support based on a variety of criteria including cancer site, treatments, age and gender.
Phone: 888-461-0028
www.cancare.org
Cancer Hope Network
Cancer Hope Network provides one-on-one support to people undergoing treatment for cancer, and to their families. This support is provided by training individuals who have recovered from cancer, and matching them with cancer patients currently undergoing a similar experience.
Phone: 877-HOPENET or 908-879-4039
www.cancerhopenetwork.org
Cancer Research Institute
CRI is dedicated exclusively to the support and coordination of laboratory and clinical efforts that will lead to the immunological treatment, control, and prevention cancer.
Phone: 800-99-CANCER or 212-688-7515
www.cancerresearch.org
Cancer Support Community
The Cancer Support Community provide professional programs of emotional support, education and hope for people affected by cancer at no charge so that no one faces cancer alone.
Phone: 888-793-well or 202-659-9709
www.cancersupportcommunity.org
Cancer Survival Toolbox
The Cancer Survival Toolbox is a free, self-learning audio program that has been developed by leading cancer organizations to help people develop important skills to better meet and understand the challenges of their illness.
www.cancersurvivaltoolbox.org
Cancer.Net
Cancer.Net, formerly People Living With Cancer (PLWC), brings the expertise and resources of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the voice of the world’s cancer physicians, to people living with cancer and those who care for and care about them. All the information and content on Cancer.Net was developed and approved by the cancer doctors who are members of ASCO.
Phone: (888) 651-3038 or (571) 483-1780
www.cancer.net
