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It is not easy to deal with cancer. Coping with side effects, feelings, and access to prescriptions can be overwhelming. This brochure provides a listing of websites that have patient support tools and resources for people with cancer.
Swollen or damaged airways can make it difficult to breathe. When these conditions are progressive, understanding the symptoms and treatment options is important. If you have any questions about your condition, talk to your healthcare provider.Learn more
Over time, damage to the heart and blood vessels may lead to health problems like high blood pressure, high lipids, acute coronary syndrome and heart failure. If you have any questions about your condition, talk to your healthcare provider.Learn more
Over time, damage to the kidneys may lead to health problems like hyperkalemia and anemia. If you have any questions about your condition, talk to your healthcare provider.Learn more
Maintaining a healthy level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and understanding the symptoms and complications when the levels are too high or low is essential to managing diabetes. If you have any questions about your condition, talk to your healthcare provider.Learn more
If you've been diagnosed with cancer, you will likely have questions about the disease, how it may be treated and what outcome you might expect with your health condition. It can be hard to understand what cancer means and difficult to talk about. If you have any questions about your condition, talk to your healthcare provider.Learn more
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FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Patient Support
It is not easy to deal with cancer. Coping with side effects, feelings, and access to prescriptions can be overwhelming. But you don't have to do it alone. Lots of reliable information is available. The following websites have patient support tools and resources for people with cancer:
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
American Pain Foundation www.painfoundation.org
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) www.cancer.net
CancerCare www.cancercare.org
Cancer Support Community www.cancersupportcommunity.org
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
LUNGevity www.lungevity.org
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship www.canceradvocacy.org
National Comprehensive Cancer Network www.nccn.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org
National Institutes of Health (NIH) ClinicalTrials.gov www.clinicaltrials.gov
Needy Meds www.needymeds.org
Partnership for Prescription Assistance www.pparx.org/
Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation www.panfoundation.org
Other resources
Most major pharmaceutical companies that make cancer treatments have patient assistance programs. These are designed to help with co-pays, free trials, and financial assistance.
The following organizations provide information and resources for patients and care teams dealing with a specific type of cancer:
American Lung Association www.lung.org
BreastCancer.org www.breastcancer.org
Breast Cancer Research Foundation www.bcrfcure.org
Colon Cancer Alliance www.ccalliance.org
Fight Colorectal Cancer www.fightcolorectalcancer.org
Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) www.melanoma.org
Prostate Cancer Foundation www.pcf.org
Skin Cancer Foundation www.skincancer.org
Zero: The End of Prostate Cancer www.zerocancer.org
