Your local American Cancer Society office is your source for the most relevant information to help guide you. Appointments are needed for all services to ensure they have the right people available to meet your needs. Hours and services vary by location. You can always call their Cancer Information Specialists at 1-800-227-2345, 24 hours a day, every day of the year to connect with their valuable services and resoures.Locally their number is 888-227-6446.

Cancer Family Care is a nonprofit organization that helps children and adults cope with the effects of a cancer diagnosis in the family. Cancer Family Care is known throughout the Greater Cincinnati region as a force of compassion and strength in the face of cancer-related illness and loss.

Cancer Family Care offers counseling for the patient and family, children`s programs, bereavement programs, educational services, support for the caregiver, advocacy, support groups, information and referral and minority outreach.
 

Cancer Support Community of Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky provides programs and services for people with cancer and their loved ones, no matter what kind of cancer or where they are on their cancer journey. The programs have been found to enhance recovery and improve quality of life and are always free of charge.

Also know as Good Days, Good Days exists to pay the prohibitively costly insurance co-pays of life-extending and life-saving treatments for people otherwise unable to afford those treatments. Further, to offer patients and families additional financial help, emotional support, and guidance to the best available information and support for each specific disease state.
A program for people with certain chronic diseases. Helps with the cost of specific drugs. Chronic Disease Fund currently supports patients with more than a dozen different diseases, including many types of cancer (breast, colorectal, lung cancer, and multiple myeloma), multiple sclerosis, asthma, and macular degeneration, to name a few.

The Foster J. Boyd, MD, Regional Cancer Center—A Member of The James Cancer Network brings together a range of advanced medical and radiation oncology services, programs, and staff expertise.

Our affiliation with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC–James) through The James Cancer Network brings world-class cancer care to Wilmington, Ohio. Patients benefit from the latest research and innovation in cancer care and treatment—including access to clinical trials, the OSUCCC–James existing treatment plans and National Comprehensive Cancer Care Network-derived guidelines for the delivery of chemotherapy.

Our cancer center, an 18,000-square-foot healing facility built in 2007, is named for Foster (Jack) Boyd, MD, a surgeon and original member of the Clinton Memorial Hospital (CMH) medical staff when it opened in 1951. Dr. Boyd founded CMH's accredited cancer program. The fully integrated center features treatment "neighborhoods" throughout the building, including a chemotherapy infusion area, radiation suite with linear accelerator, resource library, boutique (offering various items for patients, including hats and turbans, sun protective clothing, wigs, breast prosthetics, and skin care items) and healing garden (accessible from the chemotherapy infusion area).

The Great Miami Valley YMCA features programs and activities for people of all ages at several Butler/Warren county locations. 

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a 12-week small group program designed for adult cancer survivors.  The program fulfills the important need of supporting the increasing number of cancer survivors who find themselves in the transitional period between completing their cancer treatment and the shift to feeling physically and emotionally strong enough to attempt to return to their normal life, or their "new normal." 

YMCA wellness instructors work with each participant to fit the program to their individual needs.  The instructors are trained in the element of cancer, post rehab exercise and supportive cancer care.

This 12-week program consists of 75-minute sessions that meet two times per week.  A 3-month YMCA membership is provided at no charge to the participants and their household family members. 

Class size is limited, advance registration is required.  For more information, please contact Chris Lindeman at (513) 892-9622 or lindeman@gmvymca.org.

Locations:

Atrium Family YMCA
513-217-5501

East Butler YMCA
513-892-9622

Fairfield Family YMCA
513-829-3091

Fitton Family YMCA
513-868-9622

Hamilton Central YMCA
513-887-0001

Middletown Area Family YMCA
513-422-9622

Information about the disease from the Mayo Clinic.

Malignant mesothelioma (me-zoe-thee-lee-O-muh) is a rare cancer that occurs in the thin layer of tissue that covers the majority of your internal organs (mesothelium).  Asbestos exposure is the primary risk factor for mesothelioma. 

The following resources offer information about the disease:

Mayo Clinic

National Institutes of Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Asbestos

American Cancer Society

American Lung Association - Asbestos

National Cancer Institute

There are many websites that offer information and resources about Meothelioma.  Many of these websites are sponsored by law firms or attorneys and provide information about legal actions that may be available to people who are diagnosed with mesothelioma.  When doing research, always verify the source of the information you are reading. 

This program may help pay for some of the cost of prescription drugs that are taken when recovering from a bone marrow transplant. A social worker or health care professional must apply for someone they think may be eligible.

Helps people obtain prescriptions they could not otherwise afford or that are not yet on the market. Provides prescriptions on a sliding scale fee, based on income. Over 1,100 rare diseases are listed on NORD`s website, including: AIDS, Alzheimer`s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson`s Disease.

Program provides direct co-payment assistance for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify. You must be diagnosed with and taking medication(s) for one of the following conditions: breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma and cutaneous t-cell lymphoma, prostate, kidney, colon, pancreatic, head/neck cancers, malignant brain tumor, sarcoma, diabetes, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome (and other pre-leukemia diseases), osteoporosis, pain, hepatitis C, rheumatoid arthritis, selected autoimmune disorders.

For people with certain medical conditions. Helps you pay your drug co-pays if you have insurance or helps to pay your monthly premium if you are eligible for insurance but cannot afford the premiums (including your Medicare).

You must be diagnosed with Acute Porphyurias, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Asthma-Moderate to Severe, Bone Metastases, Chemotherapy Induced Anemia/Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Head and Neck Cancer, Immunosuppressive Treatment for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura,  Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Post Menopausal Osteoporosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, or Wilms` Tumor.  The HealthWell Foundation is always seeking new funding to support additional diseases, so check our site often for an updated list.

The Wellness Community in our area offers people with cancer and their loved ones, free of charge, the support and resources they need to maintain a high quality of life and to cope with this life-threatening condition. Programs include a variety of weekly support groups, stress management advice, children's programs, classes in tai chi, yoga and nutrition and even an annual jokefest, making real the conventional wisdom that laughter is the best medicine. Support, stress management and wide-ranging education have proven to be an unbeatable combination.