Resources

Information about cancer is available from many sources, including the ones listed below.  You may wish to check for additional information at your local library or bookstore and from support groups in your community.

Cancer Information Service (CIS)

The National Cancer Information Service, a program of the National Cancer Institute, provides a nationwide telephone service for cancer patients and their families and friends, the public, and health care professionals.  The staff can answer questions in English or Spanish and can send free National Cancer Institute materials about cancer.  They also know about support groups and other resources and services.  One toll-free number, 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), connects callers with the office that serves their area.

American Cancer Society (ACS)

The American Cancer Society is a voluntary organization with local units all over the country.  It supports research, conducts educational programs, and offers support groups and many other services to patients and their families.  It provides free booklets about Leukemia.  To obtain information about services and activities in local areas, call the toll-free number 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) or the number listed under the American Cancer Society in the white pages of the telephone book.

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation (CCCF)

Candlelighters is a national organization of parents whose children have or have had cancer.  It operates a patient information service and publishes newsletters and other materials for parents and young people.  Local chapters sponsor family support groups.  The national office, at 1-800-366-CCCF (1-800-366-2223), can supply the telephone numbers of local chapters.

Leukemia Society of America (LSA)

The Leukemia Society of America supports cancer research and provides information and financial help to patients with Leukemia.  It also offers support groups for patients and their families and provides referrals to other sources of help in the community.  Publications are available by calling 1-800-955-4LSA (1-800-955-4572) toll free.  For information about services offered in local areas, call the number listed under Leukemia Society of America in the white pages of the telephone book.