More information from your American Cancer Society

We have selected some related information that may also be helpful to you. These materials may be viewed on our Web site or ordered from our toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345.

• Home Care for the Patient With Cancer: A Guide for Patients and Families (also available in Spanish)

• Caregiving: How to Care For A Loved One With Cancer -- And Yourself

• Health Insurance and Financial Assistance for the Cancer Patient

• Advance Directives

• Hospice Care (also available in Spanish)

• Talking With Friends and Relatives About Your Cancer

• Family and Medical Leave Act

• Informed Consent (also available in Spanish)

• American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network (CSN)

• Advanced Cancer (also available in Spanish)

• Nearing the End of Life

Books

The following books are available from the American Cancer Society. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 to ask about costs or to place your order.

• American Cancer Society's Guide to Pain Control: Understanding and Managing Cancer Pain

• Caregiving: A Step-By-Step Resource for Caring for the Person With Cancer at Home

• Couples Confronting Cancer: Keeping Your Relationship Strong

• Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer

• What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope

• When the Focus Is on Care: Palliative Care and Cancer

• Cancer in the Family: Helping Children Cope with a Parent’s Illness

Books for kids

• Because…Someone I Love Has Cancer: Kids' Activity Book (Best for ages 5 -10)

National organizations and Web sites*

Along with the American Cancer Society, other sources of information and support include:

National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)
Telephone: 202-547-7424
Web site: www.nahc.org
Web site has Home Care/Hospice Locator made up of over 20,000 home care and hospice agencies

Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Toll-free number: 1-888-866-8773 (Use this number to find a VNA in your area if unable to use Web site)
Web site: www.vnaa.org

The Joint Commission
Toll-free number: 1-800-994-6610 (to file a complaint about an accredited organization or program)
Web site: www.jointcommission.org
Quality Check, a complete guide to health care organizations in the United States can be found at www.qualitycheck.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Toll-free number: 1-800-658-8898
Web site: www.nhpco.org
Services include information and literature about hospice (some literature also available in Spanish), hospice locator and contact information, and information and forms for advance directives

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)
Toll-free number: 1-800-677-1116
Web site: www.n4a.org
Use either the phone number or Web site to get help from Eldercare Locator, which can help you find your State Health Insurance Program or your local Office on Aging contact information.

AARP
Toll-free number 1-888-687-2277 (1-888-OUR-AARP)
Web site: www.aarp.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Toll-free number: 1-800-633-4227 (1-800-MEDICARE)
TTY: 1-877-486-2048
Web site: www.cms.hhs.gov (click on "People with Medicare & Medicaid" in blue toolbar across the top) The Medicare and Home Health Care booklet can be ordered by phone (above) or read online at: www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10969.pdf You can use the toll-free number to find a Medicare-certified agency, or you can visit "Home Health Compare" on the Web site under the search tool "Compare Home Health Agencies in Your Area" (near bottom of home page).

Medicare Rights Center Appeals Hotline (Medicare HMO or Medicare Part D appeals only)
Toll-free number: 1-800-333-4114
Web site: www.medicarerights.org

Department of Veterans Affairs
Toll-free number: 1-800-827-1000
Web site: www.va.gov

* Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society.

No matter who you are, we can help. Contact us anytime, day or night, for information and support. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

Last Medical Review: 05/19/2009
Last Revised: 05/19/2009