Cancer Support Centers (National & International)

Know there is support wherever you are in the world. Our team created a list to places like The Gathering throughout North America and overseas. Here is a list of some:

ALASKA

• Cancer Connection: Giving Hope to Alaskans, P.O. Box 20329, Juneau 99802, (907) 796-2273 http://www.cancerconnectionak.org/

ARIZONA

• Cancer Support Community, 360 E. Palm Lane, Phoenix 85004, (602) 712-100, www.cscaz.org
• Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, 5555 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale 85306, (602) 865-5555 www.bannerhealth.com

ARKANSAS

• Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., 72903, 800-262-9917, www.reynoldscancersupporthouse.org

CALIFORNIA

• Breast Cancer Connections, 390 Cambridge Avenue, Palo Alto 94306, (650) 326-6299, http://bcconnections.org
• Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara, 525 West Junipero Street, Santa Barbara, 93105, (805) 569-9693, http://www.bcrcsb.org
• Cancer CAREPoint, 2505 Samaritan Dr., Bldg 400, Suite 402, San Jose, 95124, (408) 402-6611, www.cancercarepoint.org
• Cancer Resource Center/The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1600 Divisadero Street, San Francisco 94115, (415) 885-3693 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/
• Cancer Support Community, California Central Coast, 1051 Las Tablas, Templeton, 93465, (805) 238-4411, www.CSCslo.org
• Cancer Support Community, Pasadena, 200 East Del Mar Blvd., Suite 118, Pasadena 91105 (626) 796-1083 (English), 1(888)-707-9355 (Spanish) http://www.cscpasadena.org
• Cancer Support Community, San Francisco , 455 N. Whisman Road, Suite 300, Mountain View 94043, (650) 968-500, www.cancersupport.net
• Cancer Support Community, Desert Cities, 73555 Alessandro Dr. , Palm Desert, (760) 770-5678 http://www.gildasclubdesertcities.org/
• Cancer Support Community, San Francisco Bay Area, 3276 McNutt Avenue, Walnut Creek 94596, (925) 933-0107 www.cancersupport.net
• Cancer Support Community, Redondo Beach, 109 West Torrance Blvd., 90277, (310) 376-3550 http://www.cancersupportredondobeach.org/
• Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara, 530 Hampshire Rd., Westlake Village 91361, (805) 379-4777, www.cancersupportvvsb.org
• Cancer Support Community, Santa Monica, 1990 S. Bundy Drive #100, Los Angeles 90025, (310) 314-2555 http://www.cancersupportcommunitybenjamincenter.org/
• Michelle's Place, Breast Cancer Resource Center, 27645 Jefferson Ave, Temecula, 92590, (951) 699-5455, https://michellesplace.org/
• Ojai Cares, 960 East Ojai Ave.,Ojai, 93023, (805) 646-6433, http://www.ojaicares.org/
• WeSpark, 13520 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks 91423, (818) 906-3022 http://wespark.org/

COLORADO

• Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, 1161 S. Vivian Street, Lakewood 80226, 720-229-0303 http://www.rockymountaincancercenters.com/
• University of Colorado Cancer Center, (720) 848-0000, http://www.uch.edu/conditions/cancer/support-education/ (multiple campuses)

CONNECTICUT

• Cancer Care, 120 East Ave., Norwalk 06851, (203) 854-9911 or (800) 813-HOPE (4673) , http://www.cancercare.org/contact/connecticut
• Ann's Place, 39 Old Ridgebury Rd. Danbury 203-790-6568, http://annsplace.org/

DELAWARE

• Cancer Support Community-Delaware, 4810 Lancaster Pike, Wilmington, 19807, (302) 995-2850, www.cancersupportdelaware.org

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC

• Cancer Support Community National Headquarters, 919 18th Street, NW, Suite 54, 20006. Toll free phone: 1-888-793-WELL http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/

FLORIDA

• Gilda's Club South Florida, 4850 W Prospect Rd., Fort Lauderdale, 33309, Phone: (954) 763-6776 http://www.gildasclubsouthflorida.org/

GEORGIA

• Cancer Support Community, Atlanta, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Building C, Suite 225, Atlanta 30342, (404) 843-1880 http://cancersupportcommunityatlanta.org/

ILLINOIS

• Gilda's Club Chicago, 537 North Wells Street, Chicago 60610, (312) 464-9900, www.gildasclubchicago.org
• Cancer Wellness Center, 215 Revere Drive, Northbrook 60062, 847-509-9595, 24hr Support Hotline, Toll Free (866) 292-9355 https://www.cancerwellness.org/
• Wellness House, 131 N. County Line Road, Hinsdale 60521, (630) 323-5150http://www.wellnesshouse.org/
• Wellness Place, 1619 West Colonial Parkway, Palatine 60067, (847) 221-2400 http://www.wellnessplace.org/
• Cancer Center for Healthy Living, 5215 N. Knoxville Avenue, Peoria 61614, (309) 693-8139 http://www.cchlpeoria.org/
• Home of Hope of the Rock River Valley, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon 61021, (815) 288-4673 https://homeofhopeonline.org/
• Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center, 2028 Elm Street, Homewood 60430, (708) 798-9171, http://www.cancersupportcenter.org/
• LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, 442 Williamsburg Ave., Geneva 60134, (630) 933-4833 http://www.livingwellcrc.org/

INDIANA

• Cancer Support Community- Central Indiana, 5150 W. 71st Street, Indianapolis 46268, (317) 257-1505 http://cancersupportindy.org/
• Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne 46825, (260) 484-9560 http://www.cancer-services.org/
• Cancer Resource Centre, 926 Ridge Road, Munster 46321, (219) 836-3349 http://www.cancerresourcecentre.com/default.asp
• Gildas Club Evansville, 5740 Vogel Rd., 47715,(812) 402-8667, www.gcevv.org

IOWA

• Gilda's Club Quad Cities, 1234 East River Drive, Davenport 52803, (563) 326-7504 http://www.gildasclubqc.org/

KANSAS

• Victory in the Valley, 3755 E. Douglas, Wichita 67218, (316) 682-7400 http://www.victoryinthevalley.org/
• Cancer Action, 10520 Barkley Street, Suite 100, Overland Park 66212, (913) 642-8885 http://www.canceractionkc.org
• Turning Point: The Center for Hope and Healing, 8900 State Line Road, Suite 240, Shawnee Mission 66206, (913) 383-8700 http://www.turningpointkc.org/index.aspx

KENTUCKY

• Friend for Life, 4003 Kresge Way, Suite 100, Louisville, 866.374.3634, www.friend4life.org
• Gilda's Club, 633 Baxter Ave.,Louisville, (502) 583-0075, https://www.gck.org/

MAINE

• Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center, P.O. Box 322, 3 High Street, Ellsworth 04605, (207) 664-0339 http://www.bethwrightcancercenter.org/
• Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St., Lewiston, 877-336-7287, https://www.dempseycenter.org/

MARYLAND

• Cancer Suport Community- Greater Washington, DC, 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100, Bethesda 20814, (301) 493-5002 http://hopeconnectionsforcancer.org/home
• Hopewell Cancer Support, 10628 Falls Rd., Lutherville, 21093, (410) 832-2719, http://www.hopewellcancersupport.org/
• Wellness House of Annapolis, 2625 Mas Que Farm Rd., 21403,410-990-0941,https://annapoliswellnesshouse.org/

MASSACHUSETTS

• Cancer Connection, 41 Locust Street, Northampton 10160, (413) 586-1642 http://www.cancer-connection.org/
  
• Cancer Support Community, https://www.cancersupportmass.org/

MICHIGAN

• Cancer Support Community, 2010 Hogback Road, Ann Arbor 48105, (734) 975-2500, www.cancersupportannarbor.org
• Gilda's Club Metro Detroit, 3517 Rochester Road, Royal Oak 48073, (248) 577-0800 http://www.gildasclubdetroit.org/
• Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, 1806 Bridge Street NW., Grand Rapids 49504, (616) 453-8300 http://www.gildasclubgr.org/

MINNESOTA

• Gilda's Club Twin Cities, 10560 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka, 55305, (612) 227-2147, www.gildasclubtwincities.org

MISSOURI

• Cancer Support Community, Greater St. Louis, 1058 Old Des Peres Road, St. Louis 63131, (314) 238-2000 http://www.wellnesscommunitystl.org/
• Gilda's Club, Kansas City, 21 W. 43rd St., 64111, (816) 531-5444, www.gildasclubkc.org
• Cancer Action, 4010 S. Lynn Court, Independence 64055, (816) 350-8881 https://www.canceractionkc.org/

• Cancer Support Community- Montana, 102 S. 11th Avenue, Bozeman 59715, (406) 582-1600 http://www.cancersupportmontana.org/

NEVADA

• The Caring Place, 3711 E. Sunset Rd., Las Vegas, (702) 871-7333 https://nvccf.org/

NEW JERSEY

• BRBC of the YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 08540, 609-497-2100, http://www.ywcaprinceton.org/About_BCRC.cfm
• Cancer Care, 141 Dayton Street, Ridgewood 07450, (201) 444-6630 http://www.cancercare.org/contact/new_jersey#about
• Cancer Hope Network, 2 North Road, Suite A, Chester 07930, (800) 552-4366 http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org/
• Gilda's Club South Jersey, 700 New Road, Linwood 08221, (609) 926-2699 http://gildasclubsouthjersey.org/
• Gilda's Club Northern New Jersey, 575 Main Street, Hackensack, 07601, 201-457-1670 http://www.gildasclubnnj.org/
• Cancer Support Community, Northern Jersey Shore, 613 Hope Road, Eatontown 07724, (732) 578-9200 http://cscjerseyshore.org/
• Crossroads 4 Hope, 3 Crossroads Drive, Bedminster 07921, (908) 658-5400, https://crossroads4hope.org/

NEW MEXICO

• Casa Esperanza, New Mexico's Home for Families Facing Cancer, 1005 Yale Blvd. NE, Albuquerque 87106, (505)277-9880
  http://www.casaesperanzainalb.org/

NEW YORK

• Cancer Care- Long Island, 20 Crossways Park North, Woodbury 11797, (516) 364-8130 http://www.cancercare.org/contact/long_island
• Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, 612 W. State Street, Ithaca 14850, (607) 277-0960 http://www.crcfl.net
• Gilda's Club New York City, 195 W. Houston Street, Manhattan 10014, (212) 647-9700 http://www.gildasclubnyc.org/
• Gilda's Club Westchester, 80 Maple Ave, White Plains, 10605, 914-644-8844 http://www.gildasclubwestchester.org/
• Gilda's Club Rochester, 255 Alexander Street, Rochester 14607, (716) 423-9072 http://www.gildasclubrochester.org/
• Fighting Chance, P.O Box 1358, Sag Harbor 11963, (631) 725-4646http://www.fightingchance.org/
• Hudson Valley Cancer Resource Center, 100 Ward St., Montgomery, 12549, (845) 457-5000 http://www.hudsonvalleycancer.org/
• Supporting Connection, 40 Triangle Center, Suite 100, Yorktown Heights 10598, (914) 962-6402 http://www.supportconnection.org/

NORTH CAROLINA

• Cancer Services Inc., 3175 Maplewood Ave, Winston-Salem, (336)760-9983 http://www.cancerservicesonline.org/

OHIO

• The Gathering Place East, 23300 Commerce Park, Beachwood 44122, (216) 595-9546 http://www.touchedbycancer.org/
• The Gathering Place West, 25425 Center Ridge, Westlake 44145, (216) 595-9546 http://www.touchedbycancer.org/
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• Cancer Family Care, 2421 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati 45219, 513-731-3346 http://www.cancerfamilycare.org/
• Cancer Resources: 505 East Perkins St., Sandusky, 44870, 419-626-4548 (serving Erie, Huron, Ottowa Counties), https://www.cancerresources.org/
• Cancer Support Community-Greater Cincinnati, 4918 Cooper Road, Cincinnati 45242, (513) 791-4060 https://mycancersupportcommunity.org/
• Cancer Support Community Central Ohio, 1200 Old Henderson Rd, Columbus, 614-884-4673 http://cancersupportohio.org/
• Maple Tree Cancer Alliance: Focusing on nutrition and exercise for cancer patients. 7 locations in Ohio (Beaver Creek, Centerville, Dayton, Kettering, Troy, Wilmington, Xenia), 937-688-3940, https://www.mapletreecanceralliance.org/
• Stewart's Caring Place, 3501 Ridge Park Dr., Fairlawn 44333, (330) 836-1772 http://www.stewartscaringplace.org/
• The Victory Center, 5532 West Central Avenue, Suite B, Toledo 43615, (419) 531-7600 http://www.thevictorycenter.org/
• Whit's End, 1761 Beall Ave, Wooster, 44691, www.wecareohio.org
  
• Yellow Brick Place, .2959 Canfield Rd, Suite 10, Youngstown, 44511,(234) 228-9550 www.yellowbrickplace.org

PENNSYLVANIA

• Erie Cancer Wellness Center, 2212 West 15th St., Erie, 16505, 814-651-0290, https://eriecancerwellness.org/
• Living Through Cancer, 1445 City Avenue, Wynnewood 19096, (610) 658-3222 http://www.livingthroughcancer.org/
• Cancer Support Community, Greater Lehigh Valley, 944 Marcon Blvd, Suite 110, Allentown, 18109, (610) 861-7555, www.CancerSupportGLV.org
• Cancer Support Community, Greater Philadelphia, 4100 Chamounix Drive, Philadelphia 19131, (215) 879-7733, www.cancersupportphiladelphia.org
• Maple Tree Cancer Alliance: Focusing on nutrition and exercise for cancer patients. 29 Pine St., Sharon, 937-688-3940, https://www.mapletreecanceralliance.org/https://www.mapletreecanceralliance.org/
• Our Clubhouse, 2816 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, 15222, 412-338-1919, www.ourclubhouse.org
• Our Clubhouse, 4893 E. State Rt. 30, Greensburg, 15601, 724-221-6182, www.ourclubhouse.org

TENNESSEE

• Cancer Support Community, E. Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville 37919, (865) 546-466, www.CancerSupportET.org
• Gilda's Club Nashville, 1707 Division Street, Nashville 37212, (615) 329-1124 http://www.gildasclubnashville.org/

TEXAS

• Cancer Support Community, North Texas, 8196 Walnut Hill Lane, LL10, Dallas, 75219, (214) 219-8877 http://www.gildasclubtx.org/

UTAH

• Survivor Wellness, 59 South 110 East, Salt Lake City 84102, (801) 236-2294 https://survivorwellness.org/

VIRGINIA

• Life With Cancer, 8411 Pennell Street, Fairfax 22031, (703) 698-2526 http://www.lifewithcancer.org/
• Life With Cancer-Family Center, 2832 Juniper Street, Merrifield 22031, (703) 698-2841 http://www.lifewithcancer.org/

WASHINGTON

• Cancer Pathways, 1400 Broadway, Seattle 98122, (206) 709-1400 https://cancerpathways.org/
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Avenue E, Seattle 98109, (206) 288-1024 http://www.seattlecca.org/
• Cancer Lifeline, 6522 Fremont Avenue N, Seattle 98103, (206) 297-2100 http://www.cancerlifeline.org/
• Operation Uplift, 118 N. Liberty, Suite B, Port Angeles, 98362, (360) 457-5141, www.operationuplift.org
• Wellness House, 210 South 11th Ave., Suite 40, Yakima, 98902,(509) 575-6686, http://wellness-house.org/
  

WISCONSIN

• Gilda's Club Madison, 7907 UW Health Court, Middleton 53562, (608) 828-8880,https://www.gildasclubmadison.org/

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA

• Cancer Council, Western Australia,https://cancerwa.asn.au/

CANADA

• Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, 24 Cecil St, Toronto, (416) 214-9898 http://www.gildasclubtoronto.org/
• Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka, 10 Quarry Ridge Rd., Barrie, Ontario, (705) 726-5199,www.gildasclubsimcoemuskoka.org
• Wellspring Cancer Support, https://wellspring.ca/ - Locations in Toronto, London, Stratford and Niagara
• Hearth Place, 86 Colborne Street W., Oshewa, Ontario, (905) 579-4833 http://www.hearthplace.org/

HONG KONG

• Maggies, https://www.maggies.org/
  

INDIA

• Relief From Cancer, https://www.relieffromcancer.org/
  

IRELAND

• The Arc, 65 Eccles St., Dublin, 7, 353 1 8307 333

ISRAEL

• The Wellness Community – Tel Aviv, (Beit Mati), 7 Revivim Street, Givatayim 53103 , 972-3-731-509, www.cancer.org.il
• Ma'agan- Community Cancer Care Center, Beer Sheva

JAPAN

• Cancer Support Community Japan, 3-10-4,Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo,105-0001, Phone 81.3.5545.1805, www.csc-japan.org
• Maggies, https://www.maggies.org/

PHILIPPINES

• The Carewell Community, 6th Floor S & L Building, dela Rosa corner Esteban Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, 632-893-0041, http://www.carewellcommunity.org/

SPAIN

• Maggies, Barcelona https://www.maggies.org/
  

UNITED KINGDOM

• Maggies, https://www.maggies.org/ - Locations throughout England and Scotland

The resources below can help organize the stream of information that accompanies a cancer diagnosis. Take time in learning about the cancer that has touched you.

Websites for General Cancer Information and Care:

General Information:

• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Facts
• Cancer Source
• Cancer 411
• National Cancer Institute Fact Sheets
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Care Management:

• American Psychosocial Oncology Society – website for patients and caregivers, offering counseling referrals all over US, and toll free helpline 1-866-276-7443
• Cancare
• Chemotherapy Information from Chemocare
• Manage Cancer from Christina's Garden
• Treatment Guidelines – Standard care plans for all cancers

Reliable Medical Search Engines (for any disease, including cancer):

WebMD Good consumer-friendly medical search engine.

Infotrac You access this through Cleveland Public Library, using your own library card number. From the Cleveland Public Library homepage, choose "Do Research" from the left side menu. Then, in the blank search space, type Infotrac. When you click on the result, it will ask for your card number.

PubMed Academic level abstracts from the National Library of Medicine's huge database of journal articles.