Cancer - resources

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Resources - cancer

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RESOURCES FOR CANCER

American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone (800) 227-2345
http://www.cancer.org/www.cancer.org

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
3910 Warner Street
Kensington, MD 20895
Phone (800) 366-2223
http://www.candlelighters.org/www.candlelighters.org

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
9 East 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone (212) 889-0606
http://www.nabco.orgwww.nabco.org

National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF)
Suite 700
414 13th Street
Oakland, CA 94612-2603
Phone (800) 934-2873
(510) 839-9777
http://www.braintumor.orgwww.braintumor.org

National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
Suite 500
3001 Broadway Street, NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753
Phone (800) 627-7692
(612) 627-5800
http://www.marrow.orgwww.marrow.org

SHARE: Self-Help for Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer
1501 Broadway, Suite 1720
New York, NY 10036
Phone (212) 719-0364 or
(212) 382-2111 (breast caner hotline)
(212) 719-1204 (ovarian cancer hotline)
http://www.sharecancersupport.org/www.sharecancersupport.org

Y-ME National Organization for Breast Cancer Information and Support
212 West Van Buren, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone (800) 221-2141
Spanish Hotline: (800) 986-9595
http://www.y-me.org/www.y-me.org

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Additional resources can be found through local libraries, your healthcare provider and the yellow pages under "social service organizations".


Review Date: 2/15/2002
Reviewed By: Victoria Kennedy, RN, A.D.A.M. editorial.
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