Resources
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Contact local telephone listings or call 1-800-ACS-2345
Includes "Look Good…Feel Better" Program (for all women going through cancer treatments. Teaches women about beauty techniques and physical changes from cancer treatments)
Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
1-800-ACS-2345
Coping Magazine
2019 North Carothers
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 790-2400
(bimonthly magazine for people whose lives have been touched by cancer with patient education articles by health care professionals.)
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
888-OVARIAN (682-7426)
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
(202) 331-1332
Schover, L. (2001). Sexuality and cancer: For the woman who has cancer, and her partner. Atlanta: American Cancer Society. Free by calling the American Cancer Society in your area.
United Ostomy Association, Inc.
36 Executive Park, Suite 120
Irvine, CA 92714
1-800-826-0826
The Wellness Community National Office
35 East 7th Street, Suite 412
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(888) 793-9355
(Provides free psychosocial support for people with cancer. Support groups, networking. Call about a Wellness Community in your area. Thirteen facilities nationwide)