Resources to Guide You

 

Figuring out if you're eligible for certain programs and benefits can be confusing. To help you cut through the red tape, here are some books, pamphlets, and websites that may be of assistance to you:

Books

Visel D: Living with cancer: a practical guide, Rutgers University Press, 2006.

Websites

American Cancer Society: Can I be prepared if cancer occurs? Financial guidance for those with concerns about cancer, 2006. www.cancer.org. Booklet available at http://www.cancer.org/downloads/MIT/Can_I_Be_Prepared_If_Cancer_Occurs.pdf.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: Information and resources on a variety of issues relating to cancer patients and their families, survivors, and caregivers at  www.canceradvocacy.org.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: www.eeoc.gov. Questions and answers about cancer in the workplace and the Americans with disabilities act (ADA), 2005. Available at http://eeoc.gov/facts/cancer.html.

U.S. Social Security Administration. Disability programs: benefits for people with wisabilities, http://www.ssa.gov/disability.
 
Cancer Legal Resource Center (joint program of the Disability Rights Legal Center and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Calif.): Promotes rights of and provides legal services for people with disabilities. www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org.

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