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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
https://www.cancer.org/
website: English and twelve additional languages
https://www.facebook.com/AmericanCancerSociety
https://twitter.com/americancancer
(800) 227-2345
Helpline/information, English 24/7, Live Spanish help, Monday – Friday 7:00 AM –
7:00 PM, CT, After hours – third party translation.
Third party translation service for other languages.
Live chat available, English and Spanish, Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM, CT
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. It provides information, education, resources, and support for all types of cancer including alternative approaches, clinical trials, and tips for living with cancer.
Understand and Manage Your Diagnosis
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer.html
Information on managing, understanding, and coping cancer.
Understand and Manage Your Diagnosis
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/understanding-your-diagnosis/advanced-cancer.html
Information on managing, understanding, and coping with advanced and metastatic cancer.
Treatment
https://www.cancer.org/treatment.html
Side effects; finding and paying for treatment; understanding financial and legal matters; helping children when a family member has cancer; staying healthy during and after treatments; managing a diagnosis during/after a natural disaster.
Cancer, Sex, and the Male body
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/fertility-and-sexual-side-effects/sexuality-for-men-with-cancer/how-male-body-works-sexually.html
Videos on Clinical Trials
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/clinical-trials/clinical-trials-videos.html
Better understand what is involved in a trial and how to understand if a trial is right for you. Note: search results do not replace advice from your doctor.
About Clinical Trials
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/clinical-trials/what-you-need-to-know/picking-a-clinical-trial.html
Note: search results do not replace advice from your doctor.
Personal Health Manager
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/finding-and-paying-for-treatment/treatment-decision-tools-and-worksheets/personal-health-manager.html
Information, tools and worksheets to stay organized and prepared for talking with your doctor.
Talking to Children
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/children-and-cancer/when-a-family-member-has-cancer/dealing-with-diagnosis/how-to-tell-children.html
Steps, advice, and resources on how to tell children when a family member has cancer.
Caregiver Information and Support
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/caregivers.html
A video series and downloadable guide for understanding a caregiver’s role; patient nutrition; coping skills; how to deal with money issues; living wills and facing end of life, as well as, how to assist with the everyday needs of their loved one and self-care techniques to improve their own quality of life.
Healthy Eating, Active Living
https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/healthy-eating-active-living-videos.html
2 to 4-minute videos: Healthy choices can impact your risk; the truth behind cancer myths, how to incorporate healthy behaviors into your busy life.
Services are free
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