To learn more

Here’s more information you might find helpful. You also can order free copies of our documents from our toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345, or read them on our Web site, www.cancer.org.

More about cancer and cancer treatment

After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)

Understanding Chemotherapy: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)

Understanding Radiation Therapy: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)

Understanding Cancer Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)

Fertility and Cancer: What Are My Options?

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cancer Risk (also in Spanish)

Infectious Agents and Cancer

Ileostomy: A Guide (also in Spanish)

Colostomy: A Guide (also in Spanish)

Urostomy: A Guide (also in Spanish)

More about coping with cancer

Coping With Cancer in Everyday Life (also in Spanish)

Listen With Your Heart (also in Spanish)

Anxiety, Fear, and Depression (also in Spanish)

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

Cancer treatment side effects

Anemia in People With Cancer

Fatigue in People With Cancer

Where to Find Hair Loss Accessories and Breast Cancer Products

Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (also in Spanish)

Understanding Lymphedema (For Cancers Other Than Breast Cancer)

Books

Your American Cancer Society also has books that you might find helpful. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 or visit our bookstore online at cancer.org/bookstore to find out about costs or to place an order.

Couples Confronting Cancer: Keeping Your Relationship Strong

Chemo & Me: My Hair Loss Experience

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

National organizations and Web sites*

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
Telephone number: 202-449-1099
Web site: www.aasect.org

The Web site has a listing of AASECT-certified counselors and/or therapists

American Sexual Health Association (ASHA)
Telephone number: 919-361-8400
Telephone number for STI (sexually transmitted infections) Resource Center: 919-361-8488
Web site: www.ashastd.org
Web site on teen sexual health: www.iwannaknow.org
Web site on teen sexual health in Spanish: www.quierosaber.org

For information and print materials on STIs and how to prevent and treat them

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Telephone number: 205-978-5000
Web site: www.asrm.org

For fact sheets and booklets about adoption, genetic screening for birth defects, infertility, in vitro fertilization, sexual dysfunction, reproduction information for cancer patients, and other topics related to reproduction

Fertile Hope (a LIVESTRONG initiative)
Toll-free number: 1-866-235-7205
Web site: www.fertilehope.org

Offers reproductive information, support, and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility. Programs include: information on fertility risks and options for patients; financial aid for newly diagnosed cancer patients wishing to preserve their fertility through egg freezing, embryo freezing, or sperm banking (must meet eligibility criteria); referrals to doctors who specialize in fertility; and information on current research studies and trials

Foundation for Women’s Cancer
Toll-free number: 1-800-444-4441
Web site: www.foundationforwomenscancer.org

Provides free information about how to prevent, detect, and treat gynecologic cancer and the publication “Renewing Intimacy After Gynecologic Cancer.” The Women’s Cancer Network Web site, www.wcn.org, also has a “survivor section” featuring articles about fertility, sexuality, and quality of life, and is aimed at creating an online community for women with cancer.

The International Association of Laryngectomees (IAL)
Toll-free number: 1-866-425-3678 (1-866-IAL-FORU)
Web site: www.theial.com

Offers programs to learn to manage a laryngectomy; a directory of vendors for laryngectomy supplies, including communication devices, stoma covers, “neck breather” bracelets and more; laryngectomee clubs in more than 11 countries (online clubs are also available); a registry of alaryngeal (post-laryngectomy) speech instructors; newsletters; and educational materials

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Toll-free number: 1-800-638-8799
Web site: www.helpstartshere.org

Provides a directory of clinical social workers, as well as information and tip sheets on dealing with a wide variety of issues, including cancer

United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA)
Toll-free number: 1-800-826-0826
Web site: www.uoaa.org

Provides information, online support groups, discussion boards, and conferences to people with intestinal or urinary diversions (ostomies)

WebWhispers Nu-Voice Club (for people with cancer of the larynx)
Telephone number: 301-588-2352
Web site: www.webwhispers.org

For information about larynx cancer treatments, surgery, recovery, and what life is like after a laryngectomy. Also has a complete listing of laryngectomee suppliers, an online newsletter, and online support groups and discussion boards

Lesbian health care resources*

Brownworth VA (ed.). Coming out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 2000.

Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
Web site: www.glma.org

Has an online Provider Directory, which allows you to search for primary care providers, specialists, therapists, dentists, and other health professionals by geographic area; fact sheets specific to gay, lesbian, and transgender people; and information on transgender health resources

Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization
Toll-free number: 1-866-628-8637 (1-866-MAUTNER)
Web site: www.mautnerproject.org

Offers cancer-related information; support services; and nationwide referrals to culturally competent, lesbian-sensitive professional services (lawyers, physicians, therapists, etc.)

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)

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)

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)

Schover, Leslie R. Sexuality and Fertility After Cancer. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.

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.