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General
Cancer Issues
| Buddy Kemp Caring House |
704/384-5223
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| Free counseling for issues directly related to cancer for families
or individuals affected by cancer. A good place to call if you're
not sure which way to turn. |
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| Cancer Care (NY) |
800/813-4673
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| Toll-free telephone support in English or Spanish for people with cancer
and their families. Trained social workers provide emotional support,
education, and referrals. |
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| Cancer Hope Network |
877/467-3638
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| One-on-one counseling, support, and assistance by trained volunteers
who are matched as closely as possible for stage of disease, medications,
etc. For additional information, check out their web site at www.cancerhopenetwork.org. |
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| First Connection / Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society of NC |
704/998-5012
800/888-9934
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| Statewide one-on-one support for adults who are newly diagnosed or
those facing new diagnostic studies or treatment programs regarding any
form of blood or lymph related cancer (including in part leukemia, lymphoma,
Hodgkin's, or myelomas). The program also helps parents of children
as well as spouses of those with cancer. The Society will take
your phone call and select one of their trained volunteers to help you
who has experience as close as possible to yours. |
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| Y-Me National Breast
Cancer Organization |
English 800/221-2141
Spanish 800/986-9505
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| 24 hour toll-free telephone support for people with breasst cancer
and their spouses. It is staffed by trained breast cancer survivor.
Men may ask for a male volunteer. |
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Grief
Counseling
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Hospice at Charlotte
KinderMourn
Presbyterian HomeCare-Hospice |
704/375-0100
704/376-2580
704/384-4130
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| These organizations provide a variety of counseling servic es, including
one-on-one, group, and in-school programs, for adults and/or children.,
Many services are free. |
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