The Center for Patient Partnerships
Find a Support Network that Is Right for You
Cancer Resource Sites
- Outlook: Childhood Cancer Survivor School and Job Issues
- American Brain Tumor Association
- American Cancer Society
- The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation
- NCI CancerNet: Head and Neck Cancer
- Oncolink: Brain Cancer
- Cancer Information Service
- National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
- Oncolink: Breast Cancer
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (SGKF)
- Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
- National Cancer Centers listing
- American Cancer Society: Coping with Cancer
- NCCS: The Cancer Survival Toolbox
- Oncolink: Coping with Cancer
- Oncolink: Symptom Management
- American Cancer Society: Types of Treatment
- NCI Cancer Net: Treatment Options
- Oncolink: Cancer Treatments
- American Cancer Society: Cancer in Children
- Children's Organ Transplant Association
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of America (MAWFA)
- National Children's Cancer Society
- Oncolink: Pediatric Cancers
- American Cancer Society: Colon and Rectum Cancer
- NCI CancerNet: Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Oncolink: Colorectal Cancer
- Adult Chronic Leukemia
- Adult Acute Leukemia
- Children's Leukemia
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- NCI Cancer Net: Leukemia
- Oncolink: Adult Leukemia
- Alliance for Lung Cancer
- NCI Cancer Net: Lymphoma
- Oncolink: Lymphoma
- Oncolink: Erectile Dysfunction After Cancer Treatment
- US TOO! International, Inc. Prostate Cancer Support Groups
- International Myeloma Foundation
- Cancernet: Ovarian Cancer
- Johns Hopkins Ovarian Cancer Web Site
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
- Oncolink: Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
- Pancreatica
- American Cancer Society: Prostate Cancer
- American Prostate Society (APS)
- NCI Cancer Net: Prostate Cancer
- Oncolink: Prostate Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Melanoma Skin Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- NCI CancerNet: Skin Cancer
- Oncolink: Skin Cancers
- American Cancer Society:Testicular Cancer
- NCI Cancer Net: Testicular Cancer
- Oncolink: Testicular Cancer
- Women's Cancer Center
- Women's Cancer Network
Additional Health Resources
- American Cancer Society: Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplants
- American Cancer Society: Cord Blood Transplantation
- NCI Cancer Net: Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Oncolink: Bone Marrow Transplantation
- American Cancer Society: Fatigue
- American Cancer Society: Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
- MD Anderson Cancer Center: Complications of Cancer Therapies
- NCI Cancer Net: Side Effects of Treatment
- American Cancer Society: Prevention and Early Detection
- American Cancer Society: Tobacco and Cancer
- Mayo Clinic: Healthy Lifestyle Planners
- Outlook: Healthy Living and Sun Exposure
- Outlook: Healthy Living and Teen Smoking
- Endometriosis Association
- American Cancer Society: Clinical Trials - Patient Participation
- National Cancer Institute: Cancer Trials,
Support Groups and Resources with Coping and Peace of Mind
- MD Anderson Cancer Center: Survivor Support Groups
- NCI Cancer Net: Support and Resources
- Cancer Care: End of Life Concers for Patients
- Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
- Children's Hospice International (CHI)
- National Hospice Organization (NHO)
- National Institute on Aging
- American Cancer Society: Telling Kids About Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Be Honest When Talking to Children about Breast Cancer
- Assited Living Federation of America
- Oncolink Online Books: Families and Cancer
- Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
- NCI Cancer Net: Young People with Cancer - A Handbook for Parents
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Oncolink: Parents of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
- Oncolink: Children with Cancer
- Parents Against Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Cancer Survivors Network,
- Cancervive
- MD Anderson Cancer Center: Effects of Treatment for Childhood Malignancies
- MD Anderson Cancer Center: Life After Cancer Care
- MD Anderson Cancer Center: Survivor Support Groups
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- NCI Cancer Net: Facing Forward: A Guide for Cancer Survivors
- Outlook: Life Beyond Childhood Cancer
Insurance and Employment Support Sites
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
- Cancer and Careers
- Mayo Clinic Health Living Centers: Working After Cancer
- The Kaiser Family Foundation: A Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Employer or Private Health Plan
- Patient Advocacy Coalition
- Outlook: Financial Issues
- American Cancer Society: Financial and Legal
- National Insurance Consumer Helpline: 800-942-4242
- Insure.com: Your Rights When Your Health Plan Changes
- Insure.com: Your Rights to Health Insurance Portability
- Insure.com: Know Your COBRA Rights
- Insure.com: How to Judge the Quality of a Health Plan,
- Insure.com: High Risk Health Insurance Pools
- National Patient Air Transport Helpline (in Japanese)
Want to Help?
As the Center for Patient Partnerships grows, you can help educate, advocate and innovate to make health systems more consumer-centered. Though we do not charge for our advocacy services, we welcome contributions to the Center. Please join the mission by contributing!
