ADVOCACY
GROUPS
Advocacy
groups are
organizations developed and maintained by patients, families, physicians
and other interested people. Many of these provide helpful information and
resources. They may also serve as lobbies for funding. The reliability of
information provided by advocacy groups cannot be guaranteed, but in
general they are helpful and accurate.
National
Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
The mission of the National Coalition for
Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is to lead and strengthen the
survivorship movement, empower cancer survivors, and advocate for policy
issues that affect cancer survivors' quality of life. NCCS provides
publications, answers to questions about employment rights, and assistance
locating legal resources.
Cancer
Care, Inc.
Cancer Care, Inc. provides assistance by oncology social workers, including
answers to questions about employment, insurance, and finances. It also
provides help in locating local resources.
Breast
Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action is a grassroots education and advocacy organization
committed to ending the breast cancer epidemic.
Association
of Oncology Social Work (AOSW)
The Association of Oncology Social Work
is an organization of oncology social workers and others who work on
behalf of cancer survivors.
Ann
Arbor Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C.
734-712-1000
Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
Ypsilanti, Michigan