CaringBridge.org provides free websites for cancer patients to help keep friends and family informed during their battle. Visitors can check in on the patient and caregivers and post messages of support.

CareGiver provides family and caregivers of cancer patients resources and support to help them through difficult times. Caregivers can share notes, recipes, stories, support and chat through this online community group.

This group provides education and information services, support and validation for caregivers, public awareness and advocacy devoted to improving the quality of life of caregivers. Services for family caregivers include a quarterly newsletter, peer support network, educational materials, national resource referrals, and a bereavement program.

Provides free psychological and emotional support to cancer patients and their families. Toll-free: 1-888-793-9355

CCC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is committed to helping young adult cancer survivors improve their lives by granting annual college scholarships, and providing an online database of national scholarships and resources. An online community is also managed that connects, supports and empowers survivors pursuing higher education. 

I'm Too Young For This! is an online resource specifically geared towards helping young cancer patients and survivors. They provide youth and young adult survivors facing cancer support and tools such as online forums and blogs, support groups, college scholarships, and social networking to empower them against the unique challenges faced by young survivors.

Planet Cancer offers an online community of young adults with cancer to provide support and information to diagnosed patients and surivors.

The Mission of the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children is: 1) to provide emotional and informational support to families of children with brain tumors, 2) to provide public education and awareness of the disease, and 3) to raise funds to support research for a cure and for the improvement in the treatment and the quality of life of the victims of pediatric brain tumor disease.

This page contains information about scholarships for cancer patients, cancer survivors, children of a cancer patient or survivor, students who lost a parent to cancer, and students pursuing careers in cancer treatment. This award winning site offers a wealth of comprehensive and informative financial aid advice and tools.

Offers education, legal couseling, and referrals concerning managed care, insurance, financial issues, job discrimination and debt crisis matters. Toll-free: 1-800-532-5274

Provides information about patient rights, prescription drugs, and health insurrance issues. Visit www.cms.hhs.gov for more information, or toll-free: 1-800-MEDICARE.

Co-payment assistance for approved cancer medications for patients who qualify based on income.

The Tug McGraw Foundation's mission is to advocate for new research in cures and treatments for brain cancers and to increase public awareness of the disease. As a 501 (c)(3) charitable organisation, they support grants and funding for life-enhancing research for those affected by brain related injuries.

OncologySTAT integrates a multitude of professional cancer information sources, such as peer-reviewed research, news and regulatory updates, a professional drug monograph and interactions database, chemotherapy regimens, and conference coverage into one online destination. Information and educational materials are delivered across multiple media formats: text, audio, video, interactive, user-generated forums, etc. to gain immediate integrated access to the latest evidence-based research, news, treatment, and decision support information.

Provides current information on cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, genetics, and supportive care. Lists clinical trials and specific cancer topics in NCI's Physician Data Query (r) database.

A non-profit organisation that provides free professional assistance to anyone affected by cancer. Resources for patients, family/friends, and healthcare professionals include online support groups, social assistance, financial aid and other general cancer support, all available free of charge.

Provides information on hospice care, local hospice programs, state specific advance directives, and locating a local health care provider. Through their program, Caring Connections, they also provide education and materials on palliative and end of life issues, as well as links to other organisations and resources. Toll-free: 1-800-658-8898

Provides programs and materials on hospice care, caregiving, grief and end of life. They also provide a hospice locator service, and links to other organisations and resources. Toll-free: 1-800-854-3402

Champions biotechnology offers three services to cancer patients:

• Personalized tumorgrafts: a patient's tumor is implanted in mice and treated with a variety of different drugs to find the most effective treatment
• Personalized vaccine: a therapeutic cancer vaccine developed from the patient's own tumor
• Personalized oncology panel: a group of leading oncologists and cancer researchers is conveniened to evaluate information gathered on a patient's tumor and recommend a therapeutic approach appropriate for that individual patient.

The Oregon Health and Sciences University department of pathology has developed a clinically available test for mutations that could render tumors responsive to targeted therapies that are currently in clinical development or are already FDA-approved. The test includes 649 mutations across 53 cancer genes.

Lists medicine assistance programs available from drug companies. Note: Usually patients cannot apply directly to these programs. Ask your doctor, nurse or social worker to contact them.

The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative provides extensive information and resources to sarcoma patients and their families. Their mission includes increasing public awareness of sarcoma, spurring sarcoma research, and educating sarcoma patients about their disease. Services include a monthly Electronic Sarcoma Update Newsletter, annual sarcoma awareness events, educational materials, and funding for sarcoma research projects.

This is an international, online, support group for all those affected by Chordoma to offer each other friendship, support and information.

The mission of T.H.E. BRAIN TRUST is to create a healing exchange of information and support among people affected by neurological disorders including patient-survivors, families, caregivers, health professionals and researchers. Their goal is to provide and improve online communication resources, and they offer email support groups run mostly by volunteers to help patient-survivors and families affected by cancer.

Gilda's Club provides places where men, women, and children with cancer and their families and friends join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care. Free of charge and non-profit, Gilda's Clubs offer support and networking groups, lectures, workshops and social events in a nonresidential, home-like setting.

Online and in-person cancer support groups. Offers resources for coping with the cost of care and assistance in finding financial aid.

The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) is a professional organization supporting the field of healthcare advocacy. Membership is open to anyone with the interest of promoting professional standards, best practices and healthcare advocacy in public policy and legistlation.

Access to patient resources and advocates who can provide a wide range of assistance to patients and caregivers such as managing health challenges, insurance billing, legal aid, and transportation to treatment centers.

The AACR's Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program is dedicated to bridging cancer survivors and patient advocacy with scientific communities, helping advocates and scientists work together to advance aims in cancer research.