Skin Cancer, Melanoma: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Academy of Dermatology | |
| P.O. Box 4014 | |
| Schaumburg, IL 60618-4014 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-503-SKIN (1-866-503-7546) toll-free (847) 240-1280 |
| Fax: | (847) 240-1859 |
| E-mail: | mrc@aad.org |
| Web Address: | www.aad.org |
The American Academy of Dermatology provides information about the care of skin, hair, and nails. You can find a dermatologist in your area by calling 1-888-462-DERM (1-888-462-3376). | |
| American Cancer Society | |
| Phone: | 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) |
| TDD: | 1-866-228-4327 (toll-free) |
| Web Address: | www.cancer.org |
The American Cancer Society conducts educational programs and offers many services to people with cancer and to their families. Staff at the toll-free numbers have information about services and activities in local areas and can provide referrals to local ACS divisions. | |
| American Melanoma Foundation | |
| 12395 El Camino Real | |
| Suite 117 | |
| San Diego, CA 92130 | |
| Phone: | (619) 448-0991 |
| Web Address: | http://www.melanomafoundation.org |
The American Melanoma Foundation (AMF) is a charitable, nonprofit organization that funds research on melanoma. AMF also provides education to the public on melanoma prevention and supports melanoma patients and their families. | |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | |
| NCI Publications Office | |
| 6116 Executive Boulevard | |
| Suite 3036A | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-8322 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday |
| TDD: | 1-800-332-8615 |
| E-mail: | cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cancer.gov (or https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp# for live help online) |
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people with cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available. | |
| Skin Cancer Foundation | |
| 149 Madison Avenue | |
| Suite 901 | |
| New York, NY 10016 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-SKIN-490 (1-800-754-6490) |
| E-mail: | info@skincancer.org |
| Web Address: | http://www.skincancer.org |
The foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides information on all aspects of skin cancer. It also publishes journals with nontechnical articles on skin cancer. | |
| Last updated: | January 11, 2007 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Randall D. Burr, MD - Dermatology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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