Friday, February 6, 2009

Cancer and palliative care agencies

1. The United States National Cancer Research Center, National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
The United States National Cancer Research Center is the U.S. federal government organizations, to provide the public and healthcare professionals of all kinds of advanced cancer-related information. Many hospitals have a set of English NCI information for the public to pick. Services also include for you introduce the most advanced treatment methods, are the experimental stage of clinical trials therapy, you cited the case of suitable treatment options, select the treatment of cancer, such as the list of institutions and doctors. You can use the telephone, fax, computer network or a letter in English to obtain information on various types of cancer. 
Telephone service: Cancer Information Services (CIS) 
Tel: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) 
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/ 
You can network directly from your computer to print various types of inquiries, cancer information in English. 
Printing of publications obtained from: 
NCI Public Inquiries Office 
6116 Executive Boulevard 
Room 3036A 
Bethesda, MD 20892-8322 
2. American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, Inc. (ACS) 
National Headquarters 
1599 Clifton Road, N.E. 
Atlanta, GA 30329 
Tel: 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) 
http://www.cancer.org/ 
American Cancer Society provides many services, including educational publications, and educational seminars for cancer patients, make arrangements for the treatment of patients at the time of transfer, the Friends of breast cancer care visits and with cancer in various parts of the Friends Association. 
3. Cancer Care, Inc. 
275 Seventh Ave., 
New York, NY 10001 
The Cancer Care Counseling Line: 1-800-813-HOPE (1-800-813-4673) 
http://www.cancercare.org/ 
This non-profit organization by the full-time social worker to provide various free English advice, education programs, Assistance Unit, Medicaid, and other services to cancer patients and their families. 
4. Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Hotline Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization 
212 W. Van Buren, Suite 1000 
Chicago, IL 60607-3908 
Tel: 312-986-8338 
Fax: 312-294-8597 
Tel: 1-800-221-2141 
http://www.y-me.org/chinese/index.php 
This non-profit institutions in the nation's 10 state-owned division to provide various free telephone counseling for breast cancer in Chinese and English, educational materials, meaning milk, wig. 
Palliative care (HOSPICE) institutions 
When the cancer to stop all treatment, doctors often refer patients to palliative care (Hospice) care for the body. These palliative care agencies throughout the United States is also the world, mainly for the provision of terminal cancer patients in the final journey in this life, physical care and emotional support. These provide the tranquility of the nursing staff will take care of regular home visits to patients to help alleviate the pain on the patient's body, and to ensure that patients have a better quality of life. Palliative care agencies have the experience of most members of the nursing staff. Most health insurance companies pay all the expenses. Otherwise, some non-profit (non-profit) of palliative care services will be those who do not have health insurance of the patient or by billing the patient's income. 
1. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 
1700 Diagonal Rd., Suite 625 
Alexandria, VA 22314 
Tel: (703) 837-1500 
Fax: (703) 837-1233 
http://www.nhpco.org/ 
2. Hospice Foundation of America 
2001 S St., NW # 300 
Washington, D.C. 20009 
Tel: 1-800-854-3402 
Fax: (202) 638-5312 
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/

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