Directory of Cancer Resources for Advocacy and Support

Science Board
James Abbruzzese, MD
Duke University

Markus Büchler, MD
University of Heidelberg, Germany

Ralph Hruban, MD
Johns Hopkins University

Eileen O’Reilly, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Margaret Tempero, MD
University of California, San Francisco

The aim of the CancerPACTS.org resource is to serve as a training tool and for ongoing support for those navigators who work with us in supporting the medically underserved with cancer.

 
QUICK DRAW (Select Sites)
 
Finding a doctor
Cancer.gov

Finding healthcare services
Cancer.gov

Assistance getting medicine (please note “MEDICINES” section under “Logistics”)
Cancer.org
NeedyMeds

Financial
Cancer.org
CFAC

CFAC members
Cancercare

Legal
Patient Advocate
 

Discussion groups
ACS (online) 

MedicalSymptoms
ACS

Treatment
Cancer.gov – cancer treatment summaries
Cancer treatment decisions (Mayo Clinic)


Side effects
Cancer.net

Complementary / alternative therapy
Medline Plus
 

Clinical Trials
About trials (Cancer.gov)
Find a trial (National Cancer Institute – search by locality)
 

Children
Cancer.gov
Cancer.gov – pediatric cancer treatment summaries
 

In Spanish
Cancer.gov
Medline plus
Financial aid resources (Cancer.gov)
 

Other
ACS – cancer statistics

 

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