WOMEN
ADVANCED BREAST CANCER
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
website: English and twelve additional languages
(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.
Videos on Clinical Trials
Information on 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
Note: search results do not replace advice from your doctor.
Sex and the Woman with Cancer
Sex and the female body; surgery and sex; chemo and hormone treatment and sex; cancer, sex and the single woman.
Talking to Children
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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CANCERCARE
website: English and Spanish
(800) 813-4673
Helpline, English and Spanish, Monday – Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Friday 10:00 AM – 5 PM, ET – This number is for all services except chemotherapy copay assistance.
(866) 552-6729
Chemotherapy Copay Assistance Line, English and Spanish, Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM – 5 PM, ET – this number is for help only with chemotherapy assistance.
(877) 880-TNBC (877-880-8622)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Helpline, English and Spanish, Monday – Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Friday 10:00 AM – 5 PM, ET
(800) 813-4673 Pet Assistance & Wellness Program (PAW) Hopeline, Monday – Thursday, 10 AM – 6 PM, ET, Friday 10 AM – 5 PM, ET
CancerCare is a national organization providing professional support services with information to help people manage the emotional, practical, and financial challenges of cancer. CancerCare Oncology social workers are licensed professionals who provide individual counseling, locate services that help with practical needs such as home care or transportation, and guide people through the process of applying for Social Security disability or other forms of assistance.
Educational Workshops
https://www.cancercare.org/connect_workshops
Phone, online or as podcasts. One-hour workshops with leading experts in oncology. Registration required. Extensive library of podcasts include: coping with cancer; children; clinical trials; doctor/patient communication; end-of-life care; immunotherapy; pain; diagnostic technologies; nutrition.
PAW Program – Assistance with cats and dogs
https://www.cancercare.org/paw
Assistance and support with cats and dogs for people living with cancer in active treatment and their loved ones during the emotional, physical and financial challenges of cancer treatment.
Employment and Career Workshops
https://www.cancercare.org/tagged/workplace_issues
Available over the telephone, online or on podcasts. Understand your legal rights and legal protections; workplace transitions; living and working with cancer.
Directory of Resources for People With Cancer
https://www.cancercare.org/helpinghand
Services are free
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METASTATIC BREAST CANCER NETWORK
(888) 500-0370
Information only
(844) 275-7427 (844-ASK-SHARE)
For helpline and peer-to-peer support you will be referred to SHARE Cancer Support
Metastatic Breast Cancer Organization has a comprehensive website with information and resources to support people dealing with metastatic breast cancer.
Resources for One-on-one and Peer-to-peer Support
http://mbcn.org/peer-support-matches-telephone-hotline/
Be Your Own Advocate
http://mbcn.org/be-your-own-best-advocate/
Information on what questions to ask your doctor, second opinions and advice from patients living with MBC.
Clinical Trials
http://www.mbcn.org/clinical-trials-finder/
A clinical trial search engine to help people with metastatic breast cancer find trials. Note: search results do not replace advice from your doctor.
Services are free
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SHARE CANCER SUPPORT
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/
website: English, Spanish, and Japanese
helpline@sharecancersupport.org
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/metastatic-breast-cancer/helpline/ Contact form
(844) 275-7427 (844-ASK-SHARE)
Helpline, English and Spanish, Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday – Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, ET. Messages left are returned within twenty-four hours. Ten additional languages available.
(212) 382-2111
Call to register for dial-in/videoconference support groups
SHARE Cancer Support provides dedicated, experienced support for women facing breast, ovarian and uterine/endometrial cancer. The organization offers a helpline, support groups, webinars, seminars, and lectures for newly diagnosed and young women with breast cancer, as well as women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer and caregivers and LGBT patients. It also has a support network that connects women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer with others who share similar diagnoses and experiences.
Dial-in and/or Videoconference Support Groups
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/calendar/support-groups/
Patients are part of a group without having to leave the comfort of their home. Call the helpline number above to register.
Online Support Communities
https://healthunlocked.com/login/share1
SHARE partnered with HealthUnlocked to create three online support communities; breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer, ovarian cancer.
Online Educational Programs
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/video/
Extensive library of programs topics include but are to limited to, triple negative breast cancer, telehealth and breast cancer, stress reduction and exercise, to pain, new developments in treatment and cannabis for medical disorders and preparing for loss, age bias in cancer care; communities of color and participation in breast cancer research; sexuality after cancer; persistent and intermittent pain after breast cancer treatment; tumor dormancy.
Metastatic Trial Search
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/metastatic-breast-cancer/clinical-trial-matching-service/
Searchable by demographic, breast cancer type, and the area of the body with current evidence of disease. Note: search results do not replace advice from your doctor.
Services are free
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