Financial Assistance
Adria Patient Assistance Plan, Adria Laboratories, P.O. Box 16529, Columbus, OH 43216-6529 (614) 764-8000 Provides chemotherapy drugs to patients with financial need.
American Cancer Society, Provides free wigs, head coverings, financial referrals and resources to patients in need. 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Bristol-Meyers Indigent Patient Assistance Program, Bristol-Myers Oncology Division, 2404 West Pennsylvania St., Evansville, IN 47721 (812) 429-5000. Provides Cytoxan to patients with financial need.
ICI Pharmaceutical Novaldex (tamoxifen) Patient Assistance Program, Manager Professional Services, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Division of ICI Americas, Inc., Wilmington, DE 19897 1-800-456-5678. Provides tamoxifen to patients with financial need.
Medically Indigent Drug Assistance Information Booklet, American Cancer Society, lists companies and the drugs available as well as guidelines of their procedures for providing the drugs. Booklet available free to health care providers. Call American Cancer Society. 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing Association Directory, provides financial assistance for medicines 1-800-PMA-INFO
Searle Pharmaceutical Company, provides certain medicines to enrolled physicians. Any physician can enroll. Physician is provided coupons to be redeemed for medicines by qualified patients. 1-800-542-2526
Champus at Oncolink coverage for BMT and other general financial issues available through computer with modem at http://www.oncolink.com
Genentech – Patient Assistance Program financial help for cancer patients. Available through computer with modem at http://www.genentech.com
Needymeds a website run by volunteers including an M.D. and a social worker offering information regarding financial assistance for pharmaceuticals. Information includes a listing by drug name as well as pharmaceutical company name. Available through computer with modem at http://www.needymeds.com
Corporate Angel Network, Inc. Westchester Co. Airport, Building 1, White Plains, NY 10604 (914) 328-1313 free air transportation on corporate aircraft.
Mission Air Transportation Network (Canada) 77 Bloor St West, Ste 1711, Toronto, Ont. M5S 3A1 (416) 924-9333 free air transportation on corporate aircraft.
AirLifeLine (USA) 6133 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95822
(800) 446-1231 free air transportation for those in need of medical treatment who cannot afford commercial travel.
Grief and Loss
Disenfranchised Grief: Recognizing and Treating Hidden Sorrow, Kenneth J. Doka; Jossey-Bass Pub.
Words to Comfort Words to Heal: Poems and Meditations for Those Who Grieve, Juliet Mabey; Oneworld Pub
The Path Through Grief: A Compassionate Guide, Evelyn Gladu, Marguerite Guzman Bouvard; Prometheus Books
When a Life Mate Dies: Stories of Love, Loss, and Healing, Susan Heinlein, Grace Brumett, Jane-Ellen Tibbals; Fairview Press
After Goodbye: How to Begin Again After the Death of Someone You Love, Ted Menten
The Art of Condolence: What to Write, What to Say, What to Do at a Time of Loss, Leonard M. Zunin, Hilary Stanton Zunin
Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering from the Death of a Loved One, Carol Staudacher
Breaking the Silence: A Guide to Help…with Complicated Grief, Linda Goldman
Coping When a Parent Dies, Janet Grosshandler, Janet Grosshandler-Smith; Library Binding
Coping with Death and Grief, Marge Eaton Heegaard; Library Binding
The Courage to Grieve, Judy Tatelbaum
Death: The Final Stage of Growth, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Discovering Grace in Grief, James L. Mayfield
Early Winter: Learning to Live, Love, and Laugh Again After a Painful Loss, Howard Bronson
Filling the Void: Six Steps from Loss to Fulfillment, Dorothy Bullitt
Finding Your Way Through Grief, Karen Katafiasz
Free to Grieve, Maureen Rank
From Grief to Grace; Images for Overcoming Sadness and Loss, Helen R. Lambin
Gentle Closings: How to Say Goodbye to Someone You Love, Ted Menten
Good Grief: A Constructive Approach to the Problem of Loss, Granger E. Westberg
Grief: Climb Toward Understanding: Self-Help When You Are Struggling: Includes Checklists of What You Can Do, Phyllis Davies
Grief: Comfort for Those Who Grieve and Those Who Want to Help, Haddon W. Robinson
Grief: Difficult Times – Simple Steps, Emily Lane Waszak
The Grief Recovery Handbook: A Step-By-Step Program for Moving Beyond Loss, John W. James, Frank Cherry
Harsh Grief Gentle Hope, Mary A. White
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief, Martha Whitmore Hickman
Heartache and Healing; Coming to Terms with Grief, Larry Yeagley
How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies, Therese, A. Ph.D. Rando
A Broken Heart: 20 Active Ways to Healing, Dick Innes
How to Recover from Grief, Richard Lewis Detrich, Nicola J. Steele
How to Survive the Loss of a Parent: A Guide for Adults, Lois F. Akner, Catherine Whitney
How We Grieve: Relearning the World, Thomas W. Attig
I Can’t Stop Crying; It’s So Hard When Someone You Love Dies, John D. Martin
Learning to Dream Again: From Grief to Gratitude, Charles B. Bugg
Letting Go With Love: The Grieving Process, Nancy O’Connor
Living Through Mourning: Finding Comfort and Hope When a Loved One Has Died, Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
Living With an Empty Chair: A Guide Through Grief, Roberta Temes
Losing a Parent: A Personal Guide to Coping with that Special Grief that comes with Losing a Parent, Fiona Marshall
The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifeline Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father, Maxine, Ph.D. Harris
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss, Hope Edelman
My Companion Through Grief: Comfort for Your Darkest Hours, Gary Kinnaman
On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Overcoming Loss: A Healing Guide, Rita Freedman, Michel Design (Illustrator)
Recovering from the Loss of a Parent, Katherine Fair Donnelly; Mass Market Paperback
Remembering With Love: Messages of Hope for the First Year of Grieving and Beyond, Elizabeth Levang, Sherokee Ilse
Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and Let Go, Molly Fumia
Separation Anxiety and Anger, John Bowlby
Sibling Loss, Joanna H. Fanos
Sit Down, God…I’m Angry, R. F., Jr. Smith
Stuck for Words: What to Say to Someone Who is Grieving, Doris Zagdanski
Such is the Way of the World: A Journey Through Grief, Barbara Schiff Brisson
Surviving Grief: and Learning to Live Again, Catherine M. Sanders
A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of a Loved One, Carol Staudacher
A Time to Mourn: Growing Through the Grief Process, Verena Kast
A Time to Say Good-Bye: Moving Beyond Loss, Mary McClure Goulding
To Heal Again: Toward Serenity and the Resolution of Grief, Rusty Berkus
Humor
A Life In the Balance, A stand-up comic and professional juggler who has worked with Jay Leno, toured with Louie Anderson and sold a script to prime time television, Scott Burton puts a fear-reducing and life-embracing spin on his one year battle with a high-grade osteo sarcoma (cancer) in 1992. Order online at
American Association for Therapeutic Humor, Networking and educational opportunities for professionals interested in healing humor. 222 S. Meramec, Ste. 303 St.Louis, MO 63105 (314) 863-6232
Anatomical Chart Company, Funny anatomical props and novelties. 8221 N. Kimball, Skokie, IL 60076 (800) 621-7500
Anatomy of an Illness, Norman Cousins, (New York: Bantam Books, 1986)
Compassionate Laughter — Jest for Your Health, Patty Wooten, R.N., (Salt Lake City, Utah, Commune-a-Key Publishing, 1996)
Hair by Chemo, T-shirts and hats for cancer patients PO Box 216 Wauzeka, WI 53826 (800) 729-9713
Head First — The Biology of Hope, Norman Cousins, 1989
Healing Power of Humor, Allen Klein, 1989
Hospital Clowning Video, incorporating clowning into hospital visits. PO Box 2939, Orange Park, FL 32067 (904) 272-5878
Humor and Health Journal, Bi-monthly journal – interviews, book reviews, humor research PO Box 16814, Jackson, MS 39236 (601) 957-0075
Humor Project. A resource for humorous materials; free catalogue. Quarterly magazine, Laughing Matters, available for $16 a year. Conferences held periodically on using humor to cope with illness. 110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-3397 (518) 587-8770.
International Society for Humor Studies, Organization for academic researchers. Don Nilsen, Ph.D., Secretary. Arizona State University, Dept. of English, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302 (602) 965-7593 e-mail: atdfn@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
I want to Grow Up, I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Go to Boise, Erma Bombeck, 1989
It’s Always Something, Gilda Radner, 1989
Life and Depth: Very Funny Stories About Very Scary Things, Joe Kogel. Audio tape. Cancer survivor talks about use of humor for his recovery. 50 Summit Ave., Providence, RI 02906, (401) 351-0229
Peter Alsop’s Uplifting Children’s Music, Moose School Productions. Special audio tape with songs about kids in hospitals. PO Box 960, Topanga, CA 90290 (800) 676-5480
Nutrition
Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: A Guide to Food Choices (87-2878) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
The Potential Role of Vitamins A, C, and E and Selenium in Cancer Prevention, Alice Holyoke Bakemeier, Oncology Nursing Forum, vol. 15, no. 6 (1988) (hospital or medical library)
The Diet Your Doctor Won’t Give You, National Women’s Health Network, Washington, DC (202) 347-1140
Cancer and Nutrition, Charles B. Simone, Garden City Park, NY: Avery, 1992)
Hints for Eating When —
Pamphlets available to members of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Your Mouth and Throat are Dry or Sore (01485) Rev. 4-92
You Have Nausea and Vomiting (01483) Rev. 7-93
You Need to Increase Calories and Protein Without Having To Eat Too Much (01484) Rev. 4-92
The American Medical Association Family Health Cookbook, (Pocket Books.) 350 recipes with fairly easy cooking techniques that emphasize little fat and lots of flavor.
The Cancer Survival Cookbook, Donna L. Weihofen, (Chronimed Publishing.)
This book offers an understanding of the eating challenges cancer patients face; medications which cause nausea, radiation mouth sores, absence or reduction of taste, and emotional upset. Written by a doctor for the cancer patient or caretaker, the book offers a number of recipes that are quick and nourishing.
Earl Mindell’s Vitamin Bible, Earl Mindell, (New York: Warner, 1994)
Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements, Michael T. Murray, N.D., (Prima Publishing P.O. Box 1260BK, Rocklin, CA 1996)
Helpful Hints —
Fact sheets available from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Oncology Division, 2404 West Pennsylvania Street, Evansville, Indiana 47721,
(812) 429-5000
Nausea/Vomiting (M-F18-A-4-91)
Taste Problems (M-F15-A-4-91)
Elimination Problems (M-F16-A-4-91) [constipation/diarrhea]
Mouth Problems (M-F14-A-4-91) [dry mouth, sore mouth, sore throat and swallowing difficulty]
We’ll do anything to get you to eat right. (6493.24) American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Food For Life: The Cancer Prevention Cookbook, R. Bohannon, T.P. Wuerthner, K.K. Weinstock (Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1987)
Sex and Cancer
Sexuality and Cancer, for the woman who has cancer and her partner 4657 – PS (1991) American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Sexuality and Cancer, for the man who has cancer and his partner 4658 – PS (1991) American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Up Front: Sex and the Post-Mastectomy Woman, Linda Dackman, (New York: Viking, 1990)
For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy, Lonnie Barbach (New York: Signet, 1984)
Man to Man – When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer, Andy Murcia and Bob Stewart, (New York:St. Martin’s Press, 1990)
Vaginal Atrophy
A site which discusses vaginal atrophy candidly and clearly.
http://www.bcforum.org/dry.html
Stress
I Can Cope, Judi Johnson and Linda Klein, (Minnetonka, MN: DCI Publishing, 1988)
And a Time to Live: Toward Emotional Well-Being During the Crisis of Cancer, R. C. Cantor, (New York: Harper & Row, 1978)
You Can Fight for Your Life: Emotional Factors in the Treatment of Cancer, L. LeShan, (New York: M. Evans, 1980)
The Relaxation Response, Herbert Benson, (New York): Avon Books, 1985)
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, Joan Borysenko, (Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1987)
The Healing Heart, Norman Cousins, (New York: Avon Books, 1983)
Affirmations, Meditations, and Encouragements for Women Living with Breast Cancer, Linda Dackman (San Francisco: Harper, 1992)
Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine, Larry Dossey, M.D. (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1993)
See Yourself Well: For People With Cancer, Anne Fogelsanger (Brooklyn, NY: Equinox, 1994) audiocassette
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn (New York: Delta Books, 1990)
Gentle Fitness
Catherine MacRae
An holistic, award-winning video with natural stretches, exercises, self-massage, and therapeutic breathing. Designed to help patients cope with the stress of cancer and its treatments. Available online at http://www.gentlefitness.com or by calling 1-800-566-7780.
Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer, Michael Lerner, (Cambridge, MA:MIT Press, 1994)
Total Relaxation, Bob Griswold, Effective Learning Systems, Inc. (ELS) audiocassette
How to Manage Stress Easily, Bob Griswold, ELS, audiocassette
Conquering Fears and Anxiety, Bob Griswold, ELS, audiocassette
Peace of Mind, Bob Griswold, ELS, audiocassette
Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers (New York: Doubleday, 1993)
Love, Medicine and Miracles, Bernie Siegel, M.D. (New York: Perennial Library, 1987)
Making Miracles: An Exploration into the Dynamics of Self-Healing, P.C. Roud (New York: Warner Books, 1990)
Peace, Love and Healing, Bernie Siegel, 1990
How to Meditate, Lawrence LeShan, (Audio Renaissance Tapes, 1987), audiocassette
Brain Massage, Kelly Howell, (Brain Sync Corporation 1992) audiocassette
Chant I, Chant II, Chant III, The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, audiocassette
God Help Me! A Cancer Survivor’s Bookstore. Access by computer with modem at http://www.godhelpme.com
Anatomy of the Spirit, The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, Carolyn Myss, Ph.D. (Crown Publishers, Inc.)
