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Resources and Agencies
| Type |
Albuquerque Support & Information Centers |
| Name |
American Cancer Society, The |
| Address |
10501 Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste 300 |
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Albuquerque, NM 87111 |
| Telephone |
505-260-2105 |
| Fax |
505-266-9513 |
| Web Site |
www.cancer.org
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| Contact |
Geraldine Esquivel, District Executive Director |
| Mission Statement |
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through
research, education, advocacy and service. |
| Services |
• Transportation
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| Other |
All services free: Information and referral
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 daysa year at 1-800-ACS-2345 and www.cancer.org. Worksite & community programs include Patient Navigator at UNM Cancer Center, worksite newsletters, Health Reminder Assistant, educational presentations, and Active For Life
wellness program, Smoking Cessation counseling. After diagnosis assistance: Look Good, Feel
Better, Road to Recovery transportation to
treatment, Reach to Recovery visits to breast cancer patients, Guest Room Program offers free lodging, I Can Cope education and support series, Cancer Survivors Network, youth camp.
Gift Closet provides free wigs, mastectomy bras, breast prosthesis, hats, ostomy supplies.
Cancer Resource Centers in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Gallup, Alamogordo and Roswell.
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