For our friends diagnosed with cancer and their families, it can be difficult to find reliable, helpful information for each unique facet of recovery. The resource library below is intended to help you connect with organizations that can help you along on your journey.
USEFUL LINKS FOR ADDITIONAL HELP
ADVOCACY & LEGAL ISSUES
- Cancer and Careers – Offers advice, tools, and education event to help people with cancer who continue to work.
- Cancer Legal Resource Center – The center assists people to navigate legal issues that arise because of their cancer diagnoses.
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship – Advocates for quality cancer care for all cancer survivors and those living with cancer to improve their quality of care and quality of life after diagnosis.
- Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic – An organization that provides free legal services statewide to those who can’t access them
- Triage Cancer – A national, nonprofit organization that provides free education on the legal and practical issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
- Aging and In Home Services – Offers services to all older adults, people with disabilities and their family caregivers.
- Family Caregiver Alliance – A nonprofit organization that helps family caregivers and the people they care for.
CHILDREN AND CANCER
- American Childhood Cancer Organization – A non-profit organization that provides support, information, and advocacy for children with cancer, their families, and survivors.
- Camp Watcha Wanna Do – A non-profit organization that offers free summer camp experiences for children and their families who have or have had cancer.
- Erin’s House for Grieving Children – Provides support for children, teens, and their families who have experienced a death.
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM)
- American Institute for Cancer Research – A charity that funds research and provides educational resources to help the public understand how lifestyle choices impact cancer risk.
- Annie Appleseed Project – Provides information to help in active conventional cancer treatment, reduced toxicities, as well as information for alternative or natural therapies. Also provides information to reduce the risk of cancer.
- About Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Care – Facilitates the study and evaluation of complementary and alternative health practices.
CREATE YOUR OWN WEBSITE
- www.caringbridge.org -A free, nonprofit online community that helps patients and their loved ones connect and receive support during a health challenge.
- www.MyCancerCircle.net –A free, private online community that helps caregivers of people with cancer organize support from friends and family.
- www.MyLifeLine.org –Provides emotional and social support services to people affected by cancer.
DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND RESOURCES
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Cancer Society
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- CancerCare
- Caring Ambassadors Lung Cancer
- www.ClinicalTrials.gov
- Colon Cancer Alliance
- FORCE- hereditary breast & ovarian cancer
- Francine’s Friends
- Indiana Cancer Consortium
- Indiana Tobacco Quitline
- Indiana Women in Need (IWIN)(breast cancer)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer (young women with breast cancer)
- Look Up Indiana (Mental Health Assistance)
- Lungevity
- Medline Plus
- Medscape Reference
- National Cancer Institute
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network
- Young Survival Coalition (young women with breast cancer)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL COUNSELING
FUNDRAISING
SUPPORT IN OTHER INDIANA COMMUNITIES
Boone County Cancer Society
www.boonecountycancersociety.org
Lebanon, IN
Cancer Resource Centre
www.cancerresourcecentre.com
Munster, IN
Cancer Services for Huntington County
www.huntingtoncancerservices.webs.com
Huntington, IN
(information and referrals through Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana toll free 866-484-9560)
Cancer Services of East Central Indiana- Little Red Door
www.littlereddoor.org
Muncie, IN
Serves Counties of: Delaware, Randolph, Jay, Blackford, and Henry
Cancer Services of Grant County
www.grantcountycancer.org
Marion, IN
Community Cancer Network
www.communitycancernetwork.org
Lafayette, IN
Serves Counties of: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White
Good Samaritan Network
www.goodsamaritanindiana.org
Fishers, IN
Jay County Cancer Society
260-726-8110
Portland, IN
Little Red Door Cancer Agency
www.littlereddoor.org
Indianapolis, IN
Porter County Cancer Society
2502 Beech Street # 60
Valparaiso, IN 46383-6215
Phone: (219) 462-7466
View the Facebook Page
Valparaiso, IN
Riverbend Cancer Services
www.riverbendcancerservices.org
South Bend, IN
Steuben County Cancer Association
https://steubencountycommunityfoundation.wordpress.com
Angola, IN
United Cancer Services of Elkhart County, Inc.
www.elkhartcancer.org
Elkhart, IN
Wabash County Cancer Society
260-358-6737
North Manchester, IN
