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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
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