Cancer Information and Support Services

The cancer information and support services listed here are a small portion of what exists. To find out about more services in your area, contact your local Canadian Cancer Society office or call the Cancer Information Service at 1-888-939-9333.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Cancer Society Offices:

National Office:

Canadian Cancer Society
Suite 200
10 Alcorn Avenue
Toronto, ON M4V 3B1
Phone: (416) 961-7223
Fax: (416) 961-4189

Division Offices:

British Columbia and Yukon Canadian Cancer Society
565 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J4
Phone: (604) 872-4400
Fax: (604) 879-4533

Alberta and Northwest Territories Canadian Cancer Society
Suite 200 2424-4th Street SW
Calgary, AB T2S 2T4
Phone: (403) 228-4487
Fax: (403) 228-4506

Saskatchewan Canadian Cancer Society
Suite 201 2445-13th Avenue
Regina, SK S4P 0W1
Phone: (306) 757-4260
Fax: (306) 569-2133

Manitoba Canadian Cancer Society
193 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B7
Phone: (204) 774-7483
Fax: (204) 774-7500

Ontario Canadian Cancer Society
1639 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4T 2W6
Phone: (416) 488-5400
Fax: (416) 488-2872

Québec Canadian Cancer Society
5151, boulevard de l'Assomption
Montréal, PQ H1T 4A9
Phone: (514) 255-5151
Fax: (514) 255-2808

New Brunswick Canadian Cancer Society
P.O. Box 2089
63 Union Street
Saint John, NB E2L 3T5
Phone: (506) 634-6272
Fax: (506) 634-3808

Nova Scotia Canadian Cancer Society
Suite 1
5826 South Street
Halifax, NS B3H 1S6
Phone: (902) 423-6183
Fax: (902) 429-6563

Prince Edward Island Canadian Cancer Society
1 Rochford Street, Box 1
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 3T1
Phone: (902) 566-4007
Fax: (902) 628-8281

Newfoundland & Labrador Canadian Cancer Society
Chimo Building, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 8921
Freshwater & Crosbie Road
St. John's, NF A1B 3R9
Phone: (709) 753-6520
Fax: (709) 753-9314

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American Cancer Society
National Office
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta,GA 30329-4251
Phone: 1-800-227-2345

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Cancer Information Service (CIS)
328 Mountain Park Avenue, Third Floor
Hamilton, ON L8V 4X2
Phone: (905) 387-1153 or (888) 939-3333
Fax: (905) 387-0376

Answers to your questions about cancer in English and French. Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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American Cancer Information Service
1-800-422-6237

The Cancer Information Service covers the entire United States. Based on the area code from which you are dialing, you will be connected to the regional center which covers your area. All offices are open from 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM.

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American Bone Marrow Donor Registry Search Coordinating Center
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
55 Lake Avenue, North
Worchester, MA 01655
Phone: (508) 756-6444

Bowel Cancer:

United Ostomy Association of Canada, Inc.
P.O. Box 46057
College Park Post Office
444 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2L8
Phone: (416) 595-5452
Fax: (416) 595-9924

Brain Cancer:

Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
Suite 600
111 Waterloo Street
London, ON N6B 2M4
Phone: (519) 642-7755
Fax: (519) 642-7192

Breast Cancer:

There are a variety of breast-cancer support and information services in each community. Listed here are breast-cancer information exchange projects, funded by Health Canada to encourage the many organizations providing breast-cancer information to work together. Please check with the Cancer Information Service, your local Canadian Cancer Society office, or your cancer treatment centre to discover all possible services in your area.

British Columbia and Yukon

B.C. Yukon Breast Cancer Information Project
c/o Canadian Cancer Society
B.C./Yukon Division
565 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J4
Phone: (604) 872-4400
Fax: (604) 879-9267

Prairie Provinces and Northwest Territories

Prairies/NWT Breast Cancer Info Link
c/o Canadian Cancer Society
Alberta/NWT Division
Suite 200 2424-4th Street SW
Calgary, AB T2S 2T4

Ontario

Ontario Breast Cancer Information Exchange Pilot Project
c/o Toronto-Bayview Regional Cancer Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N 8M5
Phone: (416) 480-5899
Fax: (416) 480-6002

Willow
Ontario Breast Cancer Support and Resource Centre
785 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M4M 1H5
Phone: (416) 778-5000 or (888) 778-3100
Fax: (416) 778-8070

Québec

Réseau d´échange d´information du Québec sur le cancer du sein
c/o Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
3840 rue St. Urbain
Pavillion de Bullion, bureau 6-108
Montréal, PQ H2W 1T8
Phone: (514) 843-2930
Fax: (514) 843-2932

Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Breast Cancer Information Project
c/o Canadian Cancer Society
PEI Division
Suite 1
1 Rochford Street
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 3T1
Phone: (902) 892-9531
Fax: (902) 628-8281

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
93 E. 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 719-0154

Childhood Cancers:

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada
Suite 200
10 Alcorn Avenue
Toronto, ON M4V 3B1
Phone: (416) 489-6440
Fax: (416) 489-9812

Kidney Cancer:

National Kidney Cancer Association
Suite 200
1234 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
Phone: (708) 332-1051
Fax: (708) 328-4425

Leukemia:

Leukemia Society of America
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (800) 955-4LSA
Fax: (212) 573-8484

Liver Cancer:

Canadian Liver Foundation
Suite 200
365 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON M4W 3L4
Phone: (416) 964-1953
Fax: (416) 964-0024

Lung Cancer:

American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
Phone: (212) 315-8700

Canadian Lung Association
Suite 508
1900 City Park Drive
Blair Business Park
Gloucester, ON K1J 1A3
Phone: (613) 747-6776
Fax: (613) 747-7430

Prostate Cancer:

American Foundation for Urologic Disease
300 West Pratt Street, Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21201-2463
Phone: 1-800-242-2383

American Urological Association
1120 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 223-4310

The Mathews Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research
1010 Hurley Way, Suite 195
Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: 1-800-234-6284

Man to Man
c/o Canadian Cancer Society
Suite 101
20 Holly Street
Toronto, ON M4S 3B1

Us Too
Prostate Cancer Support Group
c/o Canadian Cancer Society
Manitoba Division
193 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B7
Phone: (204) 774-7483
Fax: (204) 774-7500

Skin Cancer:

Canadian Dermatology Association
774 Echo Drive
5th Floor, Suite 521
Ottawa, ON K1S 5N8
Phone: (613) 730-6262
Fax: (613) 730-1116

The Skin Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 561
New York, NY 10156
Phone: (800) 754-6490

Other services:

American Health Information Management Association
Office of Legislative Affairs
919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 787-2672

American Psychiatric Association
Division of Public Affairs, Dept. ACS
1400 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 682-6325

Canadian Palliative Care Association
5 Blackburn Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1N 8A2
Phone: (613) 230-3343 or (800) 668-2785
Fax: (613) 230-4376

Cancer Coping Skills Program
Division of Epidemiology & Statistics
Princess Margaret Hospital
620 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 2C1
Phone: (416) 926-6520
Fax: (416) 413-2024

HopeSpring
167 King Street South
Waterloo, ON N2J 1P7
Phone: (519) 742-4673 or (888) 680-4673
Fax: (519) 742-7154

Hope and Cope
Jewish General Hospital
3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road
Montréal, PQ H3T 1E2
Phone: (514) 340-8255

Hope Cancer Health Society
1723 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 1M2
Phone: (604) 732-3412
Fax: (604) 732-3480

International Myeloma Foundation
2120 Stanley Hills Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 1-800-452-CURE

Look Good . . . Feel Better
Suite 510 5090 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, ON L4W 4T9
Phone: (905) 629-0111
Fax: (905) 629-0112

National Chronic Pain Outreach Association
7979 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (540) 997-5004

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
1010 Wayne Avenue, 5th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 650-8868

National Women's Health Network
514 10th Street NW Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: 1-202-347-1140

Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments
1143 Parmelee, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: (616) 453-1477

Self-Help Clearinghouse
Norhwest Covenant Medical Center
25 Pocono Road
Denville, NJ 07834
Phone: (201) 625-7101

SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States)
Suite 350
130 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 819-9770

Wellspring
81 Wellesley Street East
Toronto, ON M4Y 1H6
Phone: (416) 961-1928
Fax: (416) 961-3721

Wellwood Resource Centre
c/o Box 73005
Limeridge Mall P.O.
Hamilton, ON L9A 5H7
Phone: (905) 627-2090
Fax: (905) 575-3370

 

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