Agency Profile

Agency: CANCER CARE, INC.
Address: 275 7th Ave., Floor 22 New York, NY 10001
Phone 1: 212-712-8400
Phone 2: 800-813-4673
FAX: 212-712-8495
E-Mail:
Website: http://www.cancercare.org
Administrator: Diane Blum, Executive Director
Hours: M-Th: 9 am-7 pm, F: 9 am-5 pm
Cost: Free
Eligibility: Financial services limited to persons receiving cancer treatment within the United States
Description:
Non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free professional help to people with cancer of any type.

SERVICES:
> Limited counseling
> Education
> Information
> Limited direct financial assistance for transportation, home health care, child care, medication, and chemo-therapy. (Assistance varies based on grants being administered, availability of funds and donor stipulations.) Also, provides referrals for financial assistance to other agencies.
> Support via the internet, individualized telephone counseling, referrals to local support groups.
> Teleconferences between professional which are conducted free for participants with free listening to discussion provided for patients/families.