Getting Help

Advocacy Groups

• Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA)
• Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C3)
• Colorectal Care Line
• Canadian Colorectal Cancer Association
• National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
• Prevent Cancer Foundation
• Stand Up to Cancer

Cancer Education

• American Cancer Society
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Cancer.net (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Colon Cancer Canada
• Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (from the National Cancer Institute)
• National Cancer Institute (US National Institutes of Health)

Finding a Specialist

• Find a Cancer Center (American Cancer Society)
• Find a Surgeon (American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, ASCRS)

Support for Patients and Caregivers

• CancerCare  (general support resources for those impacted by cancer)
• Cancer Hope Network (cancer survivors helping new patients and family members)
• Caring Bridge (free personalized websites to stay in touch with family/friends)
• MyLifeLine (free personalized websites to stay in touch with family/friends)
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Wonders and Worries (support for children who have a parent diagnosed with cancer)

Financial Assistance

• Flights to Cancer Centers via Corporate Angels
• Patient Access Network Foundation (assistance for the underinsured)

Other Resources

• Advance Care Directives
• Cancer Trials Help (clinical trials)