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Here is a listing of additional resources for patients, caregivers and family members. Joe’s House provides these resources for informational purposes only and is not responsible for the information provided by the organizations listed. For medical questions, please consult your physician.  


The National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc. Homes that Help and Heal.

The National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc. is a caring association that provides family-centered lodging and support services to families and their loved ones who are receiving medical treatment far from their home communities.Please check www.nahhh.org if you don't see your city or hospital listed on our Lodging Pages!

Air Charity Network (formerly Angel Flight America)

Air Chaity Network (formerly AFA) provides access for people in need seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community or national crisis. For more information see www.aircharitynetwork.org

Miracle Flights

Miracle Flights for Kids® is the nation's leading nonprofit flight organization. Since 1985, we continue to deliver on our mission to help families overcome obstacles in order to get access to the proper medical care and treatment for their seriously ill children. For more information see www.miracleflights.org.

American Brain Tumor Association

American Brain Tumor Association exists to eliminate brain tumors through research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their families. Click on the link to visit their site.www.abta.org

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)

As the oldest survivor-led advocacy organization, NCCS is a highly respected authentic voice at the Federal level, advocating for quality cancer care for all Americans and empowering cancer survivors. Visitors to NCCS’s website, www.canceradvocacy.org, will find educational resources to help them live with, through and beyond cancer, including the award-winning Cancer Survival Toolbox® and Palliative Care & Symptom Management , a comprehensive guide to living with cancer, covering topics from pain to clinical trials to side effects and more.

Cancercare

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer. See http://www.cancercare.org for more information.

Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups

The Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups' mission is to improve patient awareness of cancer clinical trials, facilitate access and promote participation. Through innovative programs and services the Coalition examines and confronts key issues impeding cancer research. For more information see http://www.cancertrialshelp.org.

Sarcoma Alliance

Striving to extend and improve the lives sarcoma patients through accurate diagnosis, improved access to care, guidance, education and support. Click the link to the right or click here.

Lotsa Helping Hands

A free-of-charge web-based caregiving coordination service that allows friends, family, colleagues and neighbors to come together as one community to meet the daily needs of both patients and their families.  If you need to be away from home for treatment, setting up a community will help to ensure that the needs of your family will be met.  It has been specifically designed for organizing helpers, where everyone can pitch in with meals delivery, rides and other tasks necessary for life to run smoothly during a crisis. See www.lotsahelpinghands.com

Lance Armstrong Foundation - LIVESTRONG Survivorcare

Survivorcare offers assistance through education, qualified referrals and counseling services. Explore cancer resources to help you or your loved one live with, through and beyond cancer.
Click HERE or on the link on the right
hand side of this page.

The Life Raft Group

The Life Raft Group is a non-profit organization whose priority is to provide information and support to GIST-(gastrointestinal stromal tumor) patients and their loved ones.  To accomplish this mission, we aim to educate and support these patients with this rare form of cancer. See http://www.liferaftgroup.org for more information.

Vital Options

Vital Options® International TeleSupport® Cancer Network is a not-for-profit cancer communications, support and advocacy organization whose mission is to facilitate a global cancer dialogue by using communications technology to reach every person touched by cancer. See http://www.vitaloptions.org/ or click on the link on the right hand side of this page for more information.

Mesothelioma Health

Mesothelioma Health has been dedicated to delivering the most comprehensive and complete mesothelioma information on the web. We specialize helping people understand the dangers that are associated with asbestos and asbestos exposure.
Click
www.mesotheliomahealth.org.

Cancer Monthly

Cancer Monthly is the source of cancer treatment results for the following cancers: brain, breast, colo-rectal, kidney, liver, lung, melanoma, mesothelioma, ovarian, and prostate.  Cancer Monthly allows users to see survival rates, side effects and other information for over 500 individual cancer treatments with just a click.  www.cancermonthly.com

Gilda's Clubs

Free cancer support community for men, women, and children whose lives have been touched by cancer. Come as you are! See http://www.gildasclub.org.


OncoLink

OncoLink is maintained by doctors and nurses from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Through it, you can get information about specific types of cancer, news about research advances, and updates on cancer treatment and clinical trials. Our mission is to provide high quality health information to support you, your family, and your health care team as you make important decisions about your health care.

CaringBridge 

CaringBridge is a nonprofit organization that enables unique and personal communities of support that enrich family and friend connections during times of need.  Please use CaringBridge to help bring your world together when you need it most.” Click http://www.caringbridge.org for more information.  

My Hope Space

MyHopeSpace.com gives cancer patients, survivors, and their friends and family an easy way to communicate and share their stories of hope and faith with others who are searching for the very same thing. We hope to help make a difference in the fight against cancer.
MyHopeSpace.com provides a deeper, more meaningful web community that maintains a distinct focus on “personal common interest”. This site offer p
ersonal profiles - blogs - groups - photo galleries - friends list, and private messaging. See http://www.myhopespace.com for more information. 

The Melanoma International Foundation

The Melanoma International Foundation, an international non-profit, has the mission of easing the burden and providing hope for the journey of melanoma. They provide patient navigation services through our hotline, forum (www.melanomaforum.org)



  

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