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About the 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.
The American Cancer Society offers up-to-date cancer
information, educational programs, services, and referrals. Check your
telephone directory for your local American Cancer Society office or
call 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345).
Reach to Recovery®
All Reach
to Recovery volunteers are breast cancer survivors who have
successfully adjusted to their own diagnosis and treatment. The program
carefully matches a trained volunteer with a woman facing the emotional
and physical challenges related to the diagnosis, treatment, and
effects of breast cancer. The patient may request a Reach to Recovery
visit at any time after finding out she has breast cancer, including at
the time of diagnosis. Visits can also be arranged for women thinking
about breast reconstruction or for a woman whose cancer has come back.
To schedule a Reach to Recovery visit, contact the American Cancer
Society office listed in the telephone directory, or call
1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345).
Look Good...Feel Better®
Look
Good...Feel Better is a program just for women going through
chemotherapy or radiation treatments. It teaches skills to enhance
appearance through the use of cosmetics, wigs, turbans, and scarves.
The program focuses on beauty techniques that can help a woman cope
with the physical changes resulting from cancer treatment. There is
also a program for teens. For more information, contact 1-800-395-LOOK
or your local American Cancer Society office.
I Can Cope®
This
program helps people with cancer and their families get the
information and psychological help they need. These classes discuss the
disease and provide information on local resources. In this series, you
will learn how to cope with daily health problems, express feelings,
and live with the limitations that cancer presents. Through lectures,
group discussions, and study assignments, the course helps people with
cancer regain a sense of control over their lives. Contact
1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) or your local American Cancer Society
office for more information.
tlc ™ (Tender Loving
Care®)
tlc
™ is an American Cancer Society publication. It is
both a magazine and catalog that combines helpful articles and
information about cancer with specialized mail order products for women
coping with breast cancer or any cancer treatment that causes hair
loss. Products featured in the catalog include wigs, hairpieces, breast
forms, prostheses, bras, hats, turbans, swimwear, and other
accessories. The tlc mission is to make these products, which can be
hard to find, readily available in the privacy of your own home. You
can see the catalog online at the tlc Web site, www.tlcdirect.org,
or call 1-800-850-9445 to get a print copy sent to you.
Additional resources
More information from your American Cancer
Society
We have selected some related information that may also be
helpful to you. These materials may be ordered from our toll-free
number.
- After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families (also
available in Spanish)
The following books are available from the American Cancer
Society. Call us at 1-800-ACS-2345 to ask about costs or to place your
order.
National organizations and Web sites*
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and
Therapists (AASECT)
Toll-free number: 1-804-752-0026
Web site: www.aasect.org
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Telephone number: 205-978-5000
Web site: www.asrm.org
Fertile Hope
Toll-free number: 1-888-994-4673 (1-888-994-HOPE)
Web site: www.fertilehope.org
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF)
Toll-free number: 1-800-444-4441
Web site: www.thegcf.org
The International Association of Laryngectomees (IAL)
Toll-free number: 1-866-425-3678 (1-866-IAL-FORU)
Web site: www.theial.com
Let's Face It (for people with changes to the face, such as
head and neck cancer surgery)
Web site: www.faceit.org
WebWhispers Nu-Voice Club (for people with cancer of the
larynx)
Telephone number: 301-588-2352
Web site: www.webwhispers.org
Lesbian health care resources*
Brownworth VA (ed.). Coming
out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic.
Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 2000.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Telephone: 1-415-255-4547
Web site: www.glma.org
Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization
Telephone number: 202-332-5536
Web site: www.mautnerproject.org
*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-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) or
visit www.cancer.org.
Other publications
Books on sexuality for men and women*
Barbach, Lonnie. For
Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality. New York:
Signet, 2000. (Self-help guide for women having trouble reaching
orgasm. Paperback.)
Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves: a new
edition for a new era. New York: Simon &Schuster,
2005. (Comprehensive information on women's health, including sexual
physiology and sexuality. Paperback.)
Cutler, Winnifred, and Celso-Ramón Garcia. Menopause: A Guide for Women and
those Who Love Them. New York: Norton, 1993.
Heiman, Julia, and Joseph LoPiccolo. Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and
Personal Growth Program for Women. New York: Prentice
Hall, 1988. (Comprehensive information on women's sexuality. Paperback.
Companion videotape also available.)
Schover, Leslie R. Overcoming
Male Infertility: Understanding Its Causes and Treatments.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
Schover, Leslie R. Sexuality
and Fertility After Cancer. New York: John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 1997.
Smith, William D. A
Portrait of Breast Cancer: Expressions in Words and Art.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Project Woman, 1996.
*Inclusion on
this list does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society.
Last Medical Review: 11/10/2008
Last Revised: 11/10/2008
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