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Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs (2008)
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Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs

Program

Information Available On

How to Access

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Information on leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood cancers; finding support groups; developments in treatments; decision-support tools; and clinical trial updates

Online chat with information specialist: www.leukemia-lymphoma.org; Monday–Friday, 10:00 am– 5:00 pm ET

Telephone inquiries (Information Resource Center [IRC]): 1-800-955-4572, Monday–Friday, 9:00 am– 6:00 pm EST. IRC information specialists are social workers, nurses, and health educators

Look Good … Feel Better Program

Appearance-related/cosmetic tips; e.g., skin care and make-up; hair care; hair loss; wig choice, styling, and care

www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org

1-800-395-LOOK phone access 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, in English, Spanish, and other languages (toll free)

Locating a Look Good Feel Better Program in patients’ areas

Lung Cancer Alliance

Lung cancer, treatment options, clinical trials, finding support groups, other resources

www.lungcanceralliance.org

Hotline: 1-800-298-2436 (toll free)

The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Pancreatic cancer and treatment

www.lustgartenfoundation.org

Patient And Caregiver Education (PACE) program assists individuals to access information and support resources they need to make informed decisions

1-866-789-1000 (toll free)

PACE is staffed by a full-time, licensed social worker, who addresses patient inquiries, conducts searches for individualized information and clinical trials, and provides referrals as needed

 

Lymphoma Foundation of America

Finding lymphoma specialists

www.lymphomahelp.org

How to get a second opinion

1-800-385-1060 (toll free)

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