Breast Cancer Resources

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American Cancer Society National Call Center
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
(800) ACS-2345
General Information, education and support services including Reach to Recovery, Look Good-Feel Good, Making Strides, and other ACS programs.

CHEMOcare
231 North Ave. West
Westfield, NJ 07090
(800) 55-chemo or (908) 233-1102
A free and confidential service that provides one on one emotional support for cancer patients and their loved ones. Patients are matched with trained support people-cancer survivors who have successfully completed surgery, radiation or chemotherapy.

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 370
Dallas, TX 75244
Volunteers work through local chapters and Race for the Cure events to further the Foundations mission of eradicating breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening, and treatment.

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
9 East 37th St.
NYNY 10016
(800) 719-9154 or (212) 889-0606
A network of BREAST CANCER organizations that provides information, education, assistance, and referral to anyone with questions about breast cancer , and acts as a voice for the interests and concerns of breast cancer survivors and women at risk. The NABCO resource list is a very comprehensive and available for a small fee or with membership.

National Breast Cancer Coalition
1707 L. Street NW Suite 1060
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-7477
A grassroots advocacy group that trains and activates all women and men concerned about this disease to effectively focus the public, scientific community, Congress, and the Administration on increasing funding into the causes and cure for breast cancer , improving womenÕs access to high quality care, and increasing the involvement and influence of women with breast cancer in setting policy.

National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Service
(800) 4 cancer
A hot-line with up to date information on cancer for the patients and families as well as general public.

Wellness Community
2716 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1040
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-2555
Provides psychological and emotional support, workshops lectures and information, free of charge to cancer patients and family members.

Y-Me
212 W. Van Buren, 4th flr
Chicago, IL 60607
(800) 221-2141
Provides information education counseling and free wigs and prosthesis for women with financial need if correct size is available and will ship for a small handling fee.

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