Useful Links

There are many organizations that can help patients and their families understand a cancer diagnosis. Here are a few.

Answers to Your Radiation Therapy Questions
http://rtanswers.org/

Inova Life with Cancer® Program
http://www.inova.org/cancer

American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345
http://www.cancer.org

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
1-800-962-7876
http://www.astro.org

Cancer Hope Network
1-877-HOPENET
http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org

Fertile Hope 
1-888-994-HOPE (4673)
http://www.fertilehope.org

Gilda’s Club Worldwide
1-888-GILDA-4-U (445-3248)
http://www.gildasclub.org

Lance Armstrong Foundation
1-877-WEARYELLOW (932-7935)
http://www.livestrong.org

National Cancer Institute
1-800-422-6237
http://www.cancer.org

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
301-650-9127
http://www.canceradvocacy.org

National Lymphedema Network
1-800-541-3529
http://www.lymphnet.org

Patient Advocate Foundation
1-800-532-5274
http://www.patientadvocate.org

People Living with Cancer
703-797-1914
http://www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org

RadiologyInfo
1-800-381-6660
http://www.radiologyinfo.org

Vital Options International 
1-800-477-7666
http://wwwvitaloptions.org

Wellness Community
http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org

Imaginis: The Breast Cancer Resource
http://www.imaginis.org

Living Beyond Breast Cancer
1-888-753-LBBC (5222)
http://www.lbbc.org

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
972-855-1600
http://www.komen.org

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
312-986-8338
http://www.y-me.org

Brain Tumor Foundation
212-265-2401
http://www.braintumorfoundation.org

Brain Tumor Society
1-800-770-TBTS
http://www.tbts.org

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
1-800-366-2223
http://www.candlelighters.org

Colon Cancer Alliance
1-877-422-2030
http://www.ccalliance.org

Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C3)
202-244-2906
http://www.fightcolorectalcancer.org

Stennis Foundation
1-866-965-2220
http://www.stennis.org

Oral Cancer Foundation
949-646-8000
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org

Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
1-800-377-0328
http://www.spohnc.org

Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association
1-877-588-7904
http://www.thyca.org

Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
202-331-1332
http://www.ovariancancer.org

American Lung Association
1-800-LUNG-USA
http://www.lungusa.org

Lung Cancer Alliance
1-800-298-2436
http://www.lungcanceralliance.org

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1-800-955-4572
http://wwwlls.org

Lymphoma Research Foundation
1-800-500-9976
http://wwwlymphoma.org

Malecare
212-844-8369
http://www.malecare.org

National Prostate Cancer Coalition
202-463-9455
http://www.pcacoalition.org

Prostate Cancer Foundation
1-800-757-CURE
http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org

Us TOO! Prostate Cancer Education and Support
630-795-1002
http://www.ustoo.org

Melanoma Research Foundation
1-800-673-1290
http://www.melanoma.org

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) provides an online oncology dictionary for patients to be able to better understand materials and resources pertaining to their cancer and their cancer-directed therapies. Please follow the link below:

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms (English) (Spanish)

Safer Radiation Therapy with AlignRT®
http://saferradiationtherapy.com