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1 AFTER TREATMENT: Emotions after Cancer Treatment
Legal Services Corporation Survivorship A to Z
www.lsc.gov www.survivorshipatoz.org
Email: info@lsc.gov Phone: 212.586.5600
Phone: 202.295.1500
Survivorship A to Z is a nonprofit organiza-
The Legal Services Corporation is a nonprofit tion that provides free practical, financial
organization that helps low-income indi- and legal information online to help you
viduals and families find free or affordable after a cancer diagnosis. The interactive
legal services. The website provides contact website allows you to create an Individual
information and eligibility rules for legal aid Action Plan. Online tools include down-
services in your county or state. Some of loadable forms and a symptoms diary that
the state websites also include information produces a readable graph to share with
about a variety of legal topics. The informa- your doctor. There are also tools and infor-
tion includes wills and estates, employment mation to help you learn about many legal,
or housing discrimination, family law, public financial and insurance issues.
benefits, elder law and health care and dis-
ability rights. U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
www.ftc.gov
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) Phone: 877.382.4357 (English and Spanish)/
www.patientadvocate.org TTY for deaf and hard-of-hearing callers:
Email: help@patientadvocate.org 866.653.4261
Phone: 800.532.5274
Intake Coordinator is available for calls Monday The Federal Trade Commission is the govern-
through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET). mental agency that oversees many con-
sumer protection issues. These include credit
The Patient Advocate Foundation is a reporting, identity theft, fair debt collection
national nonprofit organization that works in processes and other credit issues. The FTC
partnership with the LIVESTRONG Foun- website provides information on a variety of
dation’s cancer navigation services. The PAF subjects including managing credit problems.
serves as an active liaison between patients Through the site you can also file a complaint
and their insurer, employer and/or creditors about a business transaction or report
to resolve insurance, job retention and/or identity theft. Current information about fil-
debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis ing for bankruptcy, dealing with creditors and
through professional case managers, doc- repairing your credit history is also provided.
tors and health care attorneys.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Smart About Money (SAM) www.fda.gov
www.smartaboutmoney.org Phone: 888.463.6332
E-mail: cdd@nefe.org
Phone: 303.741.6333 The Food and Drug Administration is the
federal agency that oversees the safety of
Smart About Money is one of the many foods, medicines, cosmetics and certain
resources and programs offered by the Na- medical treatments in the United States. The
tional Endowment for Financial Education® website has information about how to report
(NEFE®). SAM is a free, noncommercial web- consumer problems with these products such
site where you will find calculators, worksheets, as an adverse reaction to a food product or
quizzes, discussion forums and money-saving an over-the-counter medical device that does
tips to help you manage your money through not work as advertised.
life’s ups and downs. You can download
financial planning tools and worksheets from a
variety of businesses, universities and nonprofit
166 organizations across the country.
www.LIVESTRONG.org/WeCanHelp