Resources
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) 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.
American Cancer Society
National Home Office
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
P: 800-227-2345
www.cancer.org
CancerCare
CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.
CancerCare National Office
275 Seventh Avenue, Floor 22
New York, NY 10001
P: 800-813-4673
P: 212-712-8400
F: 212-712-8495
E: info@cancercare.org
www.cancercare.org
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
The Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups (CCCG) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life and survival of cancer patients by increasing participation in cancer clinical trials.
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
1818 Market Street, Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
P: 877-520-4457
F: 215-789-3655
E: info@cancertrialshelp.org
www.cancertrialshelp.org
Fertile Hope
Fertile Hope is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reproductive information, support, and hope to cancer patients and survivors whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.
Fertile Hope
65 Broadway, Suite 603
New York, NY 10006
P: 888-994-4673
P: 212-242-6798
F: 212-242-4570
E: info@fertilehope.org
www.fertilehope.org
Gilda’s Club
Gilda’s Club provides meeting places where men, women, and children living with cancer, along with their families and friends, can join with others to build a personal network of social and emotional support as an integral part of cancer treatment.
Gilda's Club Worldwide
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1402
New York, NY 10001
P: 888-445-3248
F: 917-305-0549
E: info@gildasclub.org
www.gildasclub.org
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering all woman affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
10 East Athens Avenue, Suite 204
Ardmore, PA 19003
P: 610-645-4567
F: 610-645-4573
E: mail@lbbc.org
www.lbbc.org
Men Against Breast Cancer
Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) is the first national nonprofit organization designed to provide targeted support services to educate and empower men to be effective caregivers when breast cancer strikes a female loved one; as well as target and mobilize men to be active participants in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.
Men Against Breast Cancer
PO Box 150
Adamstown, MD 21710
P: 866-547-6222
F: 301-874-8657
E: info@menagainstbreastcancer.org
www.menagainstbreastcancer.org
Myself: Together Again
Myself: Together Again (M:TA) is a project to empower young women through the breast reconstruction process.
Myself: Together Again
PO Box 6451
Raleigh, NC 27628
E: info@myselftogetheragain.org
www.myselftogetheragain.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane, 5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
P: 301-718-8444
F: 301-951-9067
E: info@caregiving.org
www.caregiving.org
National Coalition For Cancer Survivorship
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the country, advocating for quality cancer care for all Americans and empowering cancer survivors. NCCS believes in evidence-based advocacy for systemic changes at the federal level in how the nation researches, regulates, finances, and delivers quality cancer care.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 770
Silver Spring, MD 20910
P: 301-650-9127
F: 301-565-9670
E: info@canceradvocacy.org
www.canceradvocacy.org
National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) educates, supports, empowers, and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships, and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well-being.
National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895
P: 800-896-3650
P: 301-942-6430
F: 301-942-2302
E: info@thefamilycaregiver.org
www.nfcacares.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is committed to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in American and their loved ones.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
P: 703-837-1500
F: 703-837-1233
E: nhpco_info@nhpco.org
www.nhpco.org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science to find the cures.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75244
P: 877-465-6636
www.komen.org
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
The mission of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is to ensure, through information, empowerment, and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone.
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Headquarters
212 W. Van Buren, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60607
P: 312-986-8338
F: 312-294-8597
24/7 Breast Cancer Support
P: 800-221-2141 (English)
P: 800-986-9505 (Español)
www.y-me.org
Young Survival Coalition
Through action, advocacy, and awareness, the Young Survival Coalition (YSC) seeks to educate the medical, research, breast cancer, and legislative communities and to persuade them to address breast cancer in women 40 and under. The YSC also serves as a point of contact for young women living with breast cancer.
Young Survival Coalition
61 Broadway, Suite 2235
New York, NY 10006
P: 877-972-1011
P: 646-257-3000
F: 646-257-3030
E: info@youngsurvival.org
www.youngsurvival.org
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