Resources

AMERICAN 
CANCER
 SOCIETY – (
800) ACS‐2345


A 
nation‐wide, 
community
–based
 voluntary 
health
 organization
 that
 provides
 information 
on 
cancer, 
research,
 advocacy, 
and 
community 
programs
 and 
services.


CANCER 
CARE

Cancer Care
 is 
a 
national 
non‐profit 
organization 
that 
provides
 free 
professional
 support
 services
 to 
anyone
 affected
 by 

cancer; 
people 
with 
cancer,
 caregivers, 
children,
 loved
 ones, 
and
 the 
bereaved.



DANA‐FARBER 
CANCER 
INSTITUTE

Provides
 expert 
compassionate 
care 
to 
children 
and
 adults
 with
 cancer
 while 
advancing 
the 
understanding, 
diagnosis,
 treatment,
 cure,
 and
 prevention
 of 
cancer 
and
 related
 diseases.



ERNA’S 
HOPE 
– 
OVARIAN 
CANCER 
AWARENESS


An
 organization 
that
 informs 
women 
about
 ovarian
 cancer
 and
 donates 
Comfort
 Bags 
to
 those 
newly 
diagnosed
 with 
ovarian 
cancer.



FERTILE 
HOPE

Provides 
reproductive 
health information, 
support 
and
 hope 
to 
cancer 
patients 
whose
 medical
 treatments
 present 
the
 risk 
of 
infertility.


FORCE: 
FACING 
OUR 
RISK 
OF 
CANCER
 EMPOWERED

A
 non
profit
 organization 
that 
provides
 education
 and
 support 
for 
women 
who 
are
 at 
high 
risk
 of
 getting 
breast
 and
 ovarian 
cancer.



GILDA’S
 CLUB

A 
free, 
nonresidential 
home like 
place 
where
 men, 
women
 and
 children
 with
 any 
kind
 of
 cancer
 and 
their 
family
 members 
and
 friends
 can 
receive 
emotional
 and
 social 
support.



THE 
GILDA 
RADNER
 FAMILIAL 
OVARIAN 
CANCER
 REGISTRY

This 
site 
houses
 an 
international 
registry
 of
 families 
with 
two 
or 
more 
relatives
 with 
ovarian 
cancer.

 Also
 offers
 a
 hotline
 answered
 by
 a
 trained
 specialist,
 newsletter, 
and 
informational 
pamphlets.




KIDS 
KONNECTED 
(for
 children
 with 
a
 parent 
who 
has 
cancer)

Provides 
friendship, 
understanding,
 and
 support 
for 
the
 children
 who 
have 
a 
parent 
with 
cancer,
 or 
have
 lost
 a
 parent 
to 
cancer.



MAYO 
CLINIC

Offers 
an 
introduction
 for
 those 
newly
 diagnosed 
with
 cancer;
 includes 
step‐by‐step
 information
 about
 signs 
and 
symptoms, 
causes, 
risk 
factors, 
and 
screening 
techniques.



M.D. 
ANDERSON
 CANCER
 CENTER

Website 
details
 several
 ovarian
 cancer 
topics, 
including risk 
factors,
 symptoms, 
diagnosis, 
treatment,
 clinical 
trials 
and 
prevention
 information.


NATIONAL 
CANCER 
INSTITUTE

A
 detailed 
online 
booklet 
listing
 possible
 causes,
 symptoms, 
diagnosis,
 treatment, 
rehabilitation
 and 
coping
 techniques
 for 
ovarian 
cancer.



NATIONAL 
COMPREHENSIVE 
CANCER 
NETWORK – (
888) 909‐6226


An
 alliance 
of
 19
 of 
the 
world’s
 leading
 cancer
 centers,
 an
 authoritative
 source 
of 
information
 to help 
patients
 and
 health
 professionals
 make
 informed
 decisions 
about
 cancer 
care.



NATIONAL
 LGBT
 CANCER 
NETWORK

Addresses 
the 
needs 
of 
lesbian, 
gay, 
bisexual
 and 
trans
gender
 cancer
 survivors
 and
 those 
at
 risk.

 The 
website
 offers 
information for
 survivors
 and 
healthcare 
providers
 about 
the
 increased
 cancer 
risks, 
decreased
 screening 
rates 
and
 unique 
survivability 
issues of 
this 
population.



NATIONAL 
OVARIAN
 CANCER 
ASSOCIATION
 (NOCA)

Provides 
support, 
education 
and 
research,
 as 
well
 as 
a
 toll
 free support 
line.


NATIONAL 
OVARIAN 
CANCER 
COALITION

Site 
includes 
direct 
connections 
to
 live
 help, 
breaking
 news, 
clinical
 trials, 
support and 
resources.



NATIONAL 
OVARIAN 
CANCER
 COALITION
 – 
DALLAS
/
FORT
WORTH 
CHAPTER
Raise 
awareness 
and
 promote
 education 
about 
ovarian
 cancer.




OVARIAN 
CANCER 
ALLIANCE 
OF 
FLORIDA 
(OCAF)

Dedicated
 to 
educating 
women 
throughout
 the
 state 
of
 Florida
 about 
ovarian
 cancer.



OVARIAN CANCER 
ALLIANCE 
OF 
MINNESOTA


Dedicated
 to 
spreading 
awareness, 
support 
and 
research about 
ovarian
 cancer.



OVARIAN
 CANCER 
ALLIANCE 
OF 
NEVADA 
(OCAN)

Committed
 to 
raising
 awareness 
regarding
 the 
symptoms,
 risk 
factors,
 and facts 
about ovarian
 cancer.



OVARIAN 
CANCER
 FORUM



Health‐professional‐moderated
 forum 
from 
Med
 Help
 International
 and
 The
 Cleveland
 Clinic 
Taussig 
Cancer Center.



OVARIAN 
CANCER 
NATIONAL 
ALLIANCE – (
866) 399‐6262


A
 patient‐led
 organization
 uniting
 ovarian 
cancer
 activists, 
women’s 
health 
advocates 
and
 health
care 
professionals
 in
 the 
effort 
to 
increase 
public 
and
 professional
 understanding 
of 
ovarian 
cancer 
and
 to 
advocate
 for 
more
 effective 
diagnostics, 
treatments
 and 
a
 cure.


OVARIAN 
CANCER
 NATIONAL 
ALLIANCE



An 
alliance 
of 
leaders 
from 
seven 
ovarian 
cancer 
groups, 
formed 
to
 establish
 a
 coordinated
 national 
effort 
to 
place 
ovarian cancer 
education, 
policy 
and
 research
 issues
 prominently 
on 
the 
agendas 
of 
national
 policy 
makers
 and
 women’s
 health
care
 leaders.



OVARIAN
 HOPE

To 
educate
 women
 to 
recognize 
the
 signs
 and
 symptoms
 of 
ovarian
 cancer
 and
 acquire
 the
 knowledge to
 seek 
evaluation
 and 
treatment
 by
 qualified 

professionals.


THE 
WOMEN’S 
CANCER 
NETWORK – (
800) 444‐4441

Dedicated
 to 
informing
 women 
around
 the 
world 
about
 gynecologic
 cancers 
and 
to 
understand 
more 
about
 the 
disease,
 learn
 about 
treatment 
options, 
and
 gain
 access
 to 
new 
experimental 
therapies.


SHARE:
 SELF 
HELP 
FOR 
WOMEN
 WITH 
BREAST
 OR 
OVARIAN 
CANCER

Offers 
survivor‐led
 support 
to 
women
 with 
breast 
or 
ovarian cancers, 
their 
families 
and friends
 through 
hotlines,
 survivor‐led
 support
 groups,
 wellness 
programs,
 educational 
forums, 
and 
advocacy
 activities.


SOCIETY 
OF 
GYNECOLOGIC 
ONCOLOGY 
REFERRAL 
SERVICE
Provides
 the 
gynecologic
 oncologists,
 (physicians
 or
 doctors 
who 
specialize 
in 
the 
treatment
 of 
cancer)
 in 
your 
area. 

By
 entering
 your 
zip
 code 
or the 
city
 nearest
 you, 
you
 will
 get
 the 
name, 
address 
and
 telephone
 number 
of
 your 
local 
gynecologic 
oncologist.


Australia

OVARIAN 
CANCER 
AUSTRALIA

Raising 
awareness
 of 
ovarian
 cancer 
and
 its 
symptoms,
 provides
 support
 networks 
and 
creates 
resources
 for 
patients 
and
 their 
families 
and 
friends, 
and 
advocates 
on 
behalf 
of 
those
 affected
 by 
ovarian 
cancer.

Canada

CANADIAN
 CANCER 
SOCIETY –
 SOCIETE 
CANADIENNE
 DU 
CANCER

Dedicated to 
eradicate 
cancer
 and
 enhance
 the 
quality
 of 
life 
of 
people
 living
 with 
cancer.



CARING 
VOICES




Online 
forums 
and
 chats 
for 
women 
with 
ovarian
 cancer 
across 
Canada.


INFORMATION
 LINE
 – (877) 413‐7970
Staffed 
by
 Ovarian 
Cancer 
Canada
 trained
 to 
handle
 any
 queries
 you
 may 
have
 about 
ovarian 
cancer. 

If 
they 
are
 unable 
to 
help
 you
 with
 your 
specific
 request,
 they 
will point
 you
 in 
the 
right 
direction.

 If
 you 
are 
directed
 to 
voice
mail, 
please
 leave 
your 
name
 and
 number
 and 
someone
 will
 get 
back 
to 
you 
as
 soon
 as 
possible.



OVARIAN
 CANCER 
CANADA
 –
 CANCER
 DE 
L’OVAIRE 
CANADA

Committed 
to 
supporting 
women 
with 
ovarian
 cancer. 

Provides 
information
 about
 the 
disease 
and
 treatment, 
a
 listening 
ear, 
and
 acts
 as 
a resource
 for
 families 
who 
want
 information
 and
 hope.