Cancer

American Cancer Society

260 Osborne Road Loudonville, NY 12211

Phone:1(800)ACS-2345

Fax:(518)438-9608

Website: www.cancer.org

Contact: Greg Novack x4005

Patient and Family Services

Eligibility Requirements: Cancer patient or family member in need of support services.

Fees: Free

Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; Hotline staffed 24/7

Bilingual staff/materials: Spanish

Area(s) Served: Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Fulton, Montgomery, Greene, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Essex, Clinton and Schoharie Counties.

Other Services Offered: Family Services & Support, Information & Referral, Support Groups.

ACS provides a wide range of programs, information, services, and referrals for cancer patients during their cancer journey.

Gilda’s Club

One Penny Lane Latham, NY 12110

Phone:(518)782-9833 Fax:(518)782-9835

Email: har@gccrny.org

Website: www.gccrny.org

Eligibility Requirements: Anyone touched by cancer

Fees: Free

Hours: Monday-Friday

Area(s) Served: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington, and Warren Counties

Other Services Offered: Bereavement, Education, Family Services & Support, Information & Referral.

The mission of Gilda’s Club Capital Region New York is to provide a welcoming place where men, women and children living with cancer and their families and friends can find social and emotional support. Warm, home-like and non-residential, Gilda’s Club Capital Region New York offers support and network­ing groups, lectures, workshops, and social events free of charge to its members.

Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th Street, NW
Suite 150
Washington, DC 20006
Phone:  800-298-2436
website: www.lungcanceralliance.org

Lung Cancer Alliance -  NY
24 Warren Street
Albany, NY 12203

Local phone: 518-482-3142
Provides patient education and psychosocial support through our Phone Buddy Program, Lung Cancer Information Line, Lung Cancer Alliance Times (newsletter), online support community, and clinical trials matching service.
Locally working on elevating awareness and changing public health policy. Please contact 518-482-3142 or pgoldstein@lungcanceralliance.org for further information.

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