Directory Of Senior And Caregiver Resources

Cancer Care is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Cancer Care provides free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help to people across the country.

Cancer Hope Network provides free one-on-one emotional support to adult cancer patients and their loved ones. Each of CHN’s 400+ volunteers is at least one year post-treatment or successfully undergoing maintenance therapies. They have faced more than 80 cancer types and speak 15 languages. Their volunteers offer support from diagnosis, through treatment and into recovery.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a leader in nationwide efforts to ease the burden of cancer.  CDC develops communication campaigns and materials designed to teach health professionals, policy makers, the media, and the public about cancer prevention and control.

The CCF supports research and education on carcinoid tumors and related neuro-endocrine neoplasms. Included among the organization's services for consumers is an online "Ask a Doctor" and telephone support line service that provides answers to general questions.

Incontinence can be the last straw in a stressful caregiving situation. This resource covers some of the issues that make incontinence so difficult to deal with, and tips on how to cope with these concerns.

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA) is the oldest and largest national patient advocacy organization dedicated to ending the suffering caused by colorectal cancer. In order to increase rates of screening and survivorship, the CCA provides patient support, public education, supports research and conducts advocacy work across America. As the Voice of Survivors, the CCA works as an advocate for colorectal cancer patients and their families. The CCA offers information and support from the first-hand experience of survivors and others whose lives have been touched by this disease.

Corporate Angel Network (CAN) arranges free air transportation for cancer patients, bone marrow donors/recipients, and stem cell donors/recipients traveling to recognized treatment centers throughout the U.S. Patients are flown by CAN's participating corporations, using empty seats on their corporate jets. CAN, a not-for-profit organization, responds to inquiries from the public by telephone, mail, and electronically. Patients must be ambulatory and not on any life-support, such as oxygen or IV. Financial need is not a requirement for eligibility.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a leader in nationwide efforts to ease the burden of cancer.  CDC develops communication campaigns and materials designed to teach health professionals, policy makers, the media, and the public about cancer prevention and control.

Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. Long recognized as a pioneer in health services, FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support and sustain caregivers. Family Caregiver Alliance is a public voice for caregivers, illuminating the daily challenges they face, offering them the assistance they so desperately need and deserve, and championing their cause through education, services, research and advocacy. Uniting research, policy and practice, FCA established the National Center on Caregiving (NCC) to advance the development of high-quality, cost effective programs and policies for caregivers in every state in the country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a leader in nationwide efforts to ease the burden of cancer.  CDC develops communication campaigns and materials designed to teach health professionals, policy makers, the media, and the public about cancer prevention and control.