Helpful Organizations

Medical

The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
1-212-746-WELL (9355)
Website: http://www.monahancenter.org
E-mail: monahancenter@nyp.org

The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health is a world-class gastrointestinal cancer and wellness center. The Monahan Center was founded in March 2004 in memory of attorney Jay Monahan, in large part, through the efforts of his wife, Katie Couric, and the organization she co-founded, the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance. The Monahan Center serves as a unique model of coordinated and compassionate care, dedicated to prevention, treatment, research, and public education in gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal cancer. The Monahan Center provides a comprehensive, educational website as well as ongoing seminars and events for patients and families, the general public, and health professionals.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
1-888-477-2669
website: http://www.pparx.org

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that's right for them. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access for over 475 public and private patient assistance programs.

Cancersymptoms.org
website: http://www.cancersymptoms.org

Cancersymptoms.org is a site maintained by the Oncology Nursing Society. This site offers information about ten cancer treatment-related symptoms. Visitors to the site can access information as well as submit their questions to an oncology nurse.

Cancer Family Care
513-731-3346
Fax: 513-458-3582
Central Office
2421 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Website: http://www.cancerfamilycare.org
E-mail: info@cancerfamilycare.org

Provides patients and their families with information on various medical technologies.

American College of Radiology
800-ACR-LINE (800-227-5463)
703-648-8900
800-227-7762 (Publications)
Fax: 703-648-9176
1891 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Website: http://www.acr.org
E-mail: info@acr.org
E-mail (publications): pub-sales@acr.org

Provides publications and educational material with information about current developments in diagnostic radiation and radiation oncology. ACR also sponsors the free online resource, RadiologyInfo.org. This website contains information on over 115 radiologic tests and therapies. It is prepared and reviewed by several experts in the field of radiology and radiation oncology.  

American Society of Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology
800-962-7876, 703-502-1550
Fax: 703-502-7852
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate
Fairfax, VA 22031
Website: http://www.astro.org

ASTRO provides oncology and radiation oncology information to promote better care for patients.

American Society of Clinical Oncology
571-483-1300 (main)
2318 Mill Road, Suite 800
Alexandria, VA 22314
Website: http://www.asco.org
Patient Info: http://www.cancer.net

Provides information on treatment choices

The Chemotherapy Foundation
212-213-9292
Fax: 212-213-3831
183 Madison Avenue, Suite 403
New York, NY 10016

Provides patient information booklets on clinical research into the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Needy Meds
215-625-9609 – Administrative Office
Fax: 419-858-7221
120 Western Avenue
Gloucster, MA 01930
Website: http://www.needymeds.com
E-mail: info@needymeds.com

Provides information on pharmaceutical company programs that help patients obtain the medicines they need.

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