More information from yourAmerican Cancer Society

The following information may also be helpful to you. These materials may be ordered from our toll-free number, 1-800-ACS-2345.

• Advanced Cancer (also available in Spanish)

• Advance Directives

• American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network (CSN)

• Anxiety, Fear, and Depression

• Bone Metastasis (also available in Spanish)

• Caregiving: How to Care for a Loved One with Cancer -- And Yourself

• Caring for the Patient with Cancer at Home: A Guide for Patients and Families (also available in Spanish)

• Coping With the Loss of a Loved One (also available in Spanish)

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Financial Guidance for Cancer Survivors and Their Families: Advanced Illness

• Financial Guidance for Families: Coping Financially with the Loss of a Loved One

• Health Insurance and Financial Assistance for the Cancer Patient

• Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: When a Child Has Lost a Parent

• Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Dealing With A Parent's Terminal Illness

• Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Understanding Psychosocial Support Services

• Home Care Agencies (also available in Spanish)

• Hospice Care (also available in Spanish)

• Listen with Your Heart (also available in Spanish)

• Pain Control: A Guide for Those with Cancer and Their Loved Ones (also available in Spanish)

• Talking with Friends and Relatives About Your Cancer (also available in Spanish)

• Talking with Your Doctor (also available in Spanish)

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.

• Cancer in the Family: Helping Children Cope With a Parent's Illness

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

National organizations and Web sites*

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

American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI)
Telephone number: 202-624-2000
Web site: www.acli.com

American Pain Foundation
Toll-free number: 1-888-615-7246
Web site: www.painfoundation.org

CancerCare
Toll-free number: 1-800-813-4673
Web site: http://www.cancercare.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Toll-free number: 1-877-267-4227
TTY: 1-977-485-2048
Web site: www.cms.hhs.gov

City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center (COHPPRC)
Telephone number: 626-256-4673, extention 63829
Web site: www.prc.coh.org

Compassion and Choices
Toll-free number: 1-800-247-7421
Web site: www.compassionandchoices.org

Family and Medical Leave Act
Toll-free number: 1-866-487-9243
Web site: www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla

Family Caregiver Alliance
Toll-free number: 1-800-445-8106
Web site: www.caregiver.org

Hospice Education Institute
Toll-free number: 1-800-331-1620
Web site: www.hospiceworld.org

Hospice Foundation of America (HFA)
Toll-free number: 1-800-854-3402
Web site: www.hospicefoundation.org
Hospice locator service can be accessed at: hospicedirectory.org

Hospice Net
Web site: www.hospicenet.org

Meals on Wheels Association of American (MOWAA)
Telephone number: 703-548-5558
Web site: www.mowaa.org

Medicare Rights Center  (MRC)
Toll-free number: 1-800-333-4114
Web site: www.medicarerights.org

National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC)
Web site: www.caregiving.org

National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)
Web site: www.nahc.org

National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
Toll-free number: 1-800-896-3650
Web site: www.thefamilycaregiver.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
Toll-free number: 1-800-658-8898; in Spanish !-877-658-8896
Web site: www.nhpco.org

Office on Aging
Phone number: 1-800-677-1116 (to learn how to reach your state's Office on Aging)
Web site: www.eldercare.gov

Social Security Administration (SSA)
Toll-free number: 1-800-772-1213
TTY: 1-800-325-0778
Web site: www.socialsecurity.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 cancer.org.

Last Medical Review: 04/19/2009
Last Revised: 05/06/2009