Cancer

American Cancer Society

260 Osborne Road Loudonville, NY 12211

Phone:1(800)ACS-2345

Fax:(518)438-9608

Website: www.cancer.org

Contact: Greg Novack x4005

Patient and Family Services

Eligibility Requirements: Cancer patient or family member in need of support services.

Fees: Free

Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; Hotline staffed 24/7

Bilingual staff/materials: Spanish

Area(s) Served: Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Fulton, Montgomery, Greene, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Essex, Clinton and Schoharie Counties.

Other Services Offered: Family Services & Support, Information & Referral, Support Groups.

ACS provides a wide range of programs, information, services, and referrals for cancer patients during their cancer journey.

Cancer Services Program of Albany County
260 Osborne Rd
Albany NY, 12211
Phone: (518)454-4075
Fax: (518)438-9608
Email: aimee.pachucki@cancer.org
Contact: Aimee Pachucki, Program Director
Hours: 8:30-4:30
Languages (Blingual Materials/Staff) :Some materials available in several languages
Area(s) Served: Albany, Rensselaer Counties
Other Services Offered: Cancer, Education, Information and Referral
FREE breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening for the uninsured. Women 18 and up and men 50 and older. If there is family history, screening will be done at an earlier age. Call for information. Treatment available for these cancers if eligible.

Gilda’s Club

One Penny Lane Latham, NY 12110

Phone:(518)782-9833 Fax:(518)782-9835

Email: har@gccrny.org

Website: www.gccrny.org

Eligibility Requirements: Anyone touched by cancer

Fees: Free

Hours: Monday-Friday

Area(s) Served: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington, and Warren Counties

Other Services Offered: Bereavement, Education, Family Services & Support, Information & Referral.

The mission of Gilda’s Club Capital Region New York is to provide a welcoming place where men, women and children living with cancer and their families and friends can find social and emotional support. Warm, home-like and non-residential, Gilda’s Club Capital Region New York offers support and network­ing groups, lectures, workshops, and social events free of charge to its members.

Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th Street, NW
Suite 150
Washington, DC 20006
Phone:  800-298-2436
website: www.lungcanceralliance.org

Lung Cancer Alliance -  NY
24 Warren Street
Albany, NY 12203

Local phone: 518-482-3142
Provides patient education and psychosocial support through our Phone Buddy Program, Lung Cancer Information Line, Lung Cancer Alliance Times (newsletter), online support community, and clinical trials matching service.
Locally working on elevating awareness and changing public health policy. Please contact 518-482-3142 or pgoldstein@lungcanceralliance.org for further information.

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