Categories: [Support Groups] [Advocacy] [Research] [Education]

Support Groups

A great list of support groups can be found here:

Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Sister Carcinoid support groups: Northern California

Northern California Neuroendocrine Fighters (NCNF)

Contact: Kathy Arbanasi

E-list: subscribe
 

NorCal CarciNet Support Group
Chair: Jeanette Shaffner

Kaiser Permanente Carcinoid Support Group in Northern California

Meets the first Saturday of each month from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

Medical Office Building

3rd Floor, Classroom 1

1600 Eureka Road

Roseville, CA 95661

Contact: Toni Hussain

Sister Carcinoid support groups: Southern California

Carcinoid Fighters
Contact: Patricia Gerenday
Tom May, Program Director
Redondo Beach Wellness Community:
Phone: 310-376-3550

Travel and housing:

Angel Flight America

Patient Travel

www.nahhh.org

Carcinoid Cancer Foundation travel info

Financial assistance:

Healthwell Foundation

Novartis -Patient Assistance Program (PAP)

Advocacy

Carcinoid advocacy

LM Carcinoid Cancer Foundation (LMCCF)

Cancer Legal Resource Center
Joanna Morales, Esq. Director
Toll Free: 1-866-The-CLRC or 1-866-843-2572
Phone: (213) 736-1455
TDD: (213) 736-8310
Fax: (213) 736-1428

Lance Armstrong Foundation

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Patient Advocate Foundation 

Find Cancer Experts

The Wellness Community- South Bay Cities
Tom May, LCSW, Program Director
109 W Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Redondo Beach, CA 90277-3636
Phone: 310-376-3550
FAX: 310-372-2094

TWC-Pasadena
200 E. Del Mar, Suite 118
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.796.1083 • 626.796.0601 Fax
Executive Director - Beverly Rouse
Program Director - Douglas Ware

TWC-Valley/Ventura
530 Hampshire Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Info 805.379.4777 • 805.371.6231 FAX
President - Suzanne Drace
Program Director - Marty Nason, RN, MN

TWC-West Los Angeles
2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 1040
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5211
310.314.2555 • 310.314.7586 FAX
info@twc-wla.org
Program Director - Michael States, MA, MFT

Carcinoid awareness merchandise

Carcinoid Awareness Items Book
Carcinoid Tumor: A Guide to Diagnosis &Treatment
Contact: Nickolette Way

Awareness products: pins, earrings, bracelets, necklace, zipper pull, T-shirt, return address labels
Contact Carol Anne Wilson • Web site

Serotonin Jewelry
Molecular structures (necklaces, lapel pins)

Bracelets – black & white awareness
Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network

Research

Drug and Prescription Interaction Information

InterScience Institute (ISI)

A speciality lab tests for Neuroendocrine & Carcinoid
Mia Tepper
944 W. Hyde Park Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90302
Toll free phones: (800) 255-CURE • (800) 421-7133 • Fax: (310) 677-2846
Email:  intersci@earthlink.net

Education

Carcinoid Specific Websites

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Caring for Carcinoid / Breaking News: listing of current articles

Novartis Pharmaceutical - Carcinoid website.

Libraries and articles of relevance

Oncology Channel

American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute.

Merck Manuals Online Library

Cancer network

Medscape

PubMed

Cancer Websites

Caring for Cancer “Your Complete Source for Knowledge and Support”

The National Cancer Institute

American Cancer Society

Neuroendocrine Foundation

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