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Three Helpful Resources

1.    What The American Cancer Society Can Do For YOU

The American Cancer Society (ACS) Provides many services for people with cancer and for their families and supporters. They are a great place to start when you are looking for help of any kind related to your cancer and treatment or the treatment of a loved one.

The Website: https://www.cancer.org/

The Phone Number: 1-800-227-2345

Helpful ACS services include

• A 24/7 Cancer Helpline 1-800-227-2345

• Cancer information and resources

• Personal video chats and online group activities and support

• Help finding lodging during treatment

• Help getting rides to treatment and other important appointments

• Connecting cancer survivors with one another

• Information about hair loss, changes in appearance and mastectomy products

• Information, answers, and support to people in every community who have been touched by cancer.

• Research

• Healthy lifestyle guidance

2.    What the Patient Advocate Foundation Can Do for You

The Website: https://www.patientadvocate.org/

The Phone number (800) 532-5274

Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization which provides case management services and financial aid to Americans with chronic, life threatening and debilitating illnesses.

It provides education, legal counseling, and referrals for people with cancer who need assistance managing insurance, finances, debt crisis, and job discrimination issues. It also provides co-pay assistance and financial aid for eligible patients.

3.    What PAN Can Do for You

The Website:  www.PANfoundation.org

The Phone number: 866-316-7263

PAN is an independent non-profit organization that provides assistance to underinsured patients for their out-of-pocket expenses for life-saving medications. Ninety cents of every dollar donated to PAN goes directly to patients. Since 2004, PAN has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance to patients in need.