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Go to Survivor Story | Resources for Cancer Patients Elizabeth Martin Breast Cancer Survivor San Diego As soon as she had recovered from her surgery and chemotherapy, Elizabeth began to volunteer with the Society and play an active roll in events like Relay For Life, Daffodil Days, and Celebration on the Hill. “Once I had benefited from your many services, I had to give back!” she says. “I wanted to be there to provide support and help find a cure.” Elizabeth counts Relay as an essential part of her life. Her very first Relay is also her most memorable. “I didn’t know what to expect,” she recalls. “The Survivors Lap made me feel special.” “I Relay,” she says, “to get the word out that cancer is here and it’s affecting everyone’s lives. We need funding for research, especially for minorities. There are too many health disparities out there and we need to know why. I Relay so that recently diagnosed cancer survivors can feel special the way I did on my first Relay. I Relay because it brings the community together!” Heroes of Hope
Border Sierra Region
“I called the 800 number on the day I was diagnosed and the American Cancer Society has been a part of my life ever since.”
When asked how she fights back against cancer, Elizabeth Martin replies, “With every fiber of my being!” When she received a breast cancer diagnosis nine years ago, Elizabeth called the American Cancer Society’s toll-free number immediately. She took advantage of a number of Society programs and events, including Reach to Recovery, Look Good…Feel Better, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and Relay For Life.
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Resources for Cancer Patients
Day-to-Day Help
Life is not easy for cancer patients and their loved ones; that's why we are here. We can answer questions about insurance, rides to treatment, wigs, and much more. We are here to help with day-to-day issues and to ease the burden of patients and caregivers. Call us, anytime, day or night, at 1-800-ACS (227)-2345.
- Rides to and from treatment
- Insurance advice
- Financial advice
- I Can Cope: Online cancer education classes
- Help with prescriptions
- Lodging for patients traveling far to treatment
- Nutrition for cancer patients
- How to talk to your loved ones about cancer
Emotional Support
No one need face cancer alone. We are here to provide support every step of the way, from the time you schedule a cancer test through recovery and beyond. We know what you are going through and we can put you in touch with others who can speak from experience.
- Support groups & free rides to treatment
- An online community for cancer survivors and their families
- Online cancer education classes
- Stories of Hope
Information
We can provide you with the most up-to-date information possible on any type of cancer, treatments and clinical trials. Search our Web site, http://www.cancer.org/, for information on cancer and resources in your area, or call one of our experts at 1-800-ACS (227)-2345, day or night. They will give you their full attention and all the time you need. If they can't answer all of your questions, they will find the answers and get back to you in a timely manner.
- What is cancer?
- Find a cancer hospital
- What treatments are available?
- Advice on clinical trials
- Tools to help you decide about treatment
- I Can Cope: Online cancer education classes
- Books and other information sources
- Personalize your information on cancer.org
Other Helpful Web sites:
I'm Too Young For This
Cancer.net
CancerCare
Cancer Survivors Gathering Place
Fertile Hope
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