Resources

 

Cancer Resources in Anne Arundel County

• Wellness House
• Metavivor Support Group (Advanced Breast Cancer)
• Anne Arundel County Department of Health
• See also Financial Assistance & Wigs and Mastectomy Products

National Resources – Breast Cancer

• YourShoes 24/7 Breast Cancer Support Center Hotline (formerly Y-ME)
  800-221-2141 (English) | 800-986-9595 (Spanish - Español)
• Breast Cancer Network of Strength (formerly Y-ME)
• Living Beyond Breast Cancer
• The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Resource Guide for Breast Cancer Health and Healing - Web Page
• Resource Guide for Breast Cancer Health and Healing - PDF
• The National Breast Cancer Coalition
  
• Breast Cancer Care and Research Fund
  
• Breastcancer.org
  
• Making Memories
  
• Men Against Breast Cancer
  
• Breastcancer.net News
• Pink Link
• Army of Women
• OncologySTAT

National Resources – All Cancers

• American Cancer Society
  
• National Cancer Institute
  
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
  
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  
• The Wellness Community
  
• Cancer Supportive and Survivorship Care
  
• CaringBridge Personal Websites
  
• Commonweal Cancer Support Program
  
• Gilda’s Club Cancer Support
  
• Cancer Care Support Services
  
• Association of Cancer Resources
  

Resources for Advanced (Metastatic) Breast Cancer

• Metastatic Breast Cancer Information and Support
  
• Metavivor Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group
  
• U.S. Social Security Administration (metastatic breast cancer is generally considered a qualifying disability)
  
• AdvancedBC.org Metastatic Breast Cancer Information and Support
  

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  
• National Cancer Institute CAM
  
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering CAM
  
• The Annie Appleseed Project
  

Specific Groups

• Young Survival Coalition (women under 40)
  
• Sisters Network (African American women)
  
• The Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer
  
• Native American Cancer Research
  
• Nueva Vida (Latina men and women)
  
• MaleCare (men with breast cancer)
  
• Cancer and Careers (working women with cancer)
  
• Her2 Online Support Group (women with Her2 positive breast cancer)
  
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
  
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer Support
  

Prescription Drug, Clinical Trial and Diagnostic Test Information

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug Index
  
• The Internet Drug Index
  
• Mayo Clinic Drug and Supplement Database
  
• National Library of Medicine Drug Information
  
• Chemotherapy Information
  
• Chemotherapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Treatment
  
• National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Search Page
  
• National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Trial Search Site
  
• Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide to Diagnostic Tests
  
• American Association of Clinical Chemistry Lab Test Information
  

Financial Assistance

• Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
  
• Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Program
  
• Anne Arundel Breast Cancer Screening Program
  
• Needymeds
  
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
  
• Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief
  
• Corporate Angel Network – Flying Cancer Patients to Treatment
  

Wigs and Mastectomy Products

• á la mode (Annapolis)
  
• A Special Touch (Annapolis) 410-571-6203
• Comfort Care Medical (Annapolis)
  
• Fittings by Michele (Pasadena)
  
• Hair Medic (Bowie)
  
• American Cancer Society Tender Loving Care Catalog

Helpful Services

• Food and Friends
• Cleaning for a Reason

Walk to Cure Breast Cancer

• The Breast Cancer 3-Day
• Avon Walk for Breast Cancer