PatientsLikeMe

PatientsLikeMe is a free online comunity for patients to find condition-specific information and connect with others in similar situations.

DKMS

The DKMS mission is to save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors for leukemia patients. More than 20,000 DKMS donors have helped save lives by donating their bone marrow. DKMS is the largest bone marrow donor center in the world with over 2 million registered donors. However, there are still thousands of patients who cannot find their donor match. DKMS will continue to recruit bone marrow donors until every patient gets a second chance at life.

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

CaringBridge

CaringBridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.

Lotsa Helping Hands

The mission of Lotsa Helping Hands is to provide the communication resources facilitating a world where caregivers feel empowered to ask for help, and in so doing, improve their own health and quality-of-life; volunteers can become part of the solution when family, friends, neighbors or colleagues are in need of help, and community becomes a recognized way to find meaning in both giving and receiving.

Cancer Care, Inc.

CancerCare is a national nonprofit, 501 c(3) organization that provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.

National Children's Cancer Society

The mission of The National Children's Cancer Society (N.C.C.S.) is to improve the quality of life for children with cancer and their families worldwide. They do this through financial assistance, college scholarships, and other means of support.

Children's Leukemia Research Association

516-222-1944

Flying Wheels Travel

Flying Wheels Travel provides people with physical disabilities, chronic illness or difficulty walking the opportunity to extend their lifestyle with unique travel and recreation destinations while empowering individuals and their family members to explore the world.

I'm Too Young For This!

The mission of this organization is to empower young adults affected by cancer by: reducing late detection, ending isolation, improving quality of life, and providing meaningful survivorship.

Livestrong

Livestrong works to empower the cancer community to address the unmet needs of cancer survivors. To do so, they encourage collaboration, knowledge-sharing and partnership.

The Planet Cancer

An online community of peer support and advocacy for young adults with cancer.

The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults

888-393-3863
The mission of the Ulman Cancer Fund is to enhance lives by supporting, educating and connecting young adults, and their loved ones, affected by cancer.

Imerman Angels

Imerman Angels is a federally registered 501(c )(3) not-for-profit organization providing one-on-one cancer support: connecting cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers. Imerman Angels partners a person fighting cancer with someone who has beaten the same type of cancer. One-on-one relationships give a fighter the chance to ask personal questions and get support from someone who is uniquely familiar with their experience. The service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world.

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc.

1-800-747-2820
The oldest and largest patient advocate and support organization for bone marrow diseases, providing life-saving hope, knowledge, and support to patients and their families around the world.

ARCH National Respite Network

919-490-5577
This program supports a national network of federally funded respite and crisis care programs for children with disabilities, chronic illness and at risk of abuse and neglect. Resources include a national respite locator service, guides for starting respite programs in communities, and fact sheets on a variety of topics related to respite and crisis care for children and their families and families caring for the elderly.

Well Spouse Association

1-800-838-0879
A national, non-profit organization that offers support to spouses or partners of people with chronic illness and/or disability.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

1-800-344-4867

Stephanie Robinson Foundation

The foundation is committed to helping make a difference in the lives of leukemia and lymphoma patients and their caregivers.

Gilda's Club Worldwide

1-888-445-3248
A cancer support community for men, women and children with any type of cancer, and their families and friends.

Healing Project

A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of individuals suffering from life-threatening illnesses and chronic diseases.

Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities

Links are provided to webcasts, books and newsletters, training materials, and other resources, which have been prepared to assist centers for independent living, public officials, emergency preparedness officials, and people with disabilities and their families.

Hep C Connection

1-800-522-4372
The organization educates the general public about hepatitis C and provides resources and support for those affected by the virus.

Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)

1-800-235-6848
LRF is the nation's largest lymphoma-focused voluntary health organization devoted exclusively to funding lymphoma research and providing patients and health care professionals with critical information on the disease. LRF's mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease.

Healthfinder.gov

When making decisions about your health, it’s important to know where to go to get the latest, most reliable information. Healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.

Inspire

Inspire connects patients, families, friends, caregivers and health professionals for health and wellness support. Inspire works with trusted health partners to build safe and secure health and wellness groups.

MyLifeLine.org

A nonprofit that offers free personal websites to cancer patients.

Change:Healthcare

1-800-655-0732
An online service for medical consumers.

Families of the Wounded Fund

The organization works to provide financial resources in support of family members/caregivers of military service men and women who have either been wounded in combat operations or injured as the result of line-of-duty activities in support of combat operations.

Four Diamonds Fund (PA)

717-531-7939
The organization works to conquer childhood cancer by assisting children treated at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and their families through superior care, comprehensive support, and innovative research.

Smart Medical Consumer

Smart Medical Consumer is dedicated to helping people understand and manage their personal and family medical expenses.

SAMFund for Young Adult Survivors of Cancer

The SAMFund is a non-profit organization created to assist young adult survivors of cancer with a successful transition into their post-treatment life, by providing financial support through the distribution of grants and scholarships.

Dental Lifeline Network

800-366-3331
Dental Lifeline Network offers a Donated Dental Services (DDS) program that coordinates the services of thousands of volunteer dentists and laboratories nationwide to provide comprehensive dental care to vulnerable patients in need of dental care.

Lupus Foundation of America

1-800-558-0121

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

1-800-344-4823
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s website provides substantial information for the CF patient including lung transplantation. It also offers help in understanding public assistance programs, insurance coverage, a legal information hotline, and scholarship information for CF patients interested in college.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

1-800-533-2873
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is dedicated to research and advocacy for the JD patient. Their website offers the latest research news, help with advocacy for patients, including local chapter information.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

1-800-955-4572

National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD)

203-744-0100
NORD is a federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.

American Cancer Society

1-800-227-2345

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease (NIDDK)

301-496-3583
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports basic and clinical research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The web site provides considerable health care and research information.

American Diabetes Association