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Provides cancer education and services for cancer patients and their families. Distributes information on prevention through healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk. Promotes early detection to increase survival rates. Loans equipment and books. Provides limited patient transportation for non-elective off-island medical treatment. Offers support programs, navigation, and appearance-related gift items for women in treatment.

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Patient/Family Support Services
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Disease/Disability Information
Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
(American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network, American Cancer Society I Can Cope Class, American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better, American Cancer Society Look Good/Feel Better, American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery) Reach To Recovery: Trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors provide emotional and educational support for women who are facing or have had breast cancer surgery. Cancer Survivors Network: Online community created for survivors and caregivers to connect with others, visit www.cancer.org Gift Items: A limited supply of wigs, hats, turbans, scarves and breast prostheses are available by appointment. These items are received by the local offices by donations from others and through our TLC Catalog. Support Groups: The office is a clearinghouse of information on local self-help and support groups that provide emotional and educational help. Patients and caregivers also are invited to visit the Cancer Survivors' Network at www.cancer.org . Relay For Life: You are invited to attend Relay For Life, our annual event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and give everyone the opportunity to fight back against cancer. We encourage all survivors to attend this fun, uplifting event.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Support Group Clearinghouses
Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
Disease/Disability Information
Peer to Peer Networking
Conducts awareness campaigns and encourages organ donation. Sponsors volunteer constituent councils for organ donors and transplant patients, including the TransAction Council, the Hawaii Organ Donor Family Council. Sponsors the Transplant Games, an Olympic-Style competition for transplant recipients. Supports training opportunities for health care professionals. Educates the public about problems of progressive kidney disease and possible means of prevention. Conducts free patient/family workshops called "Kidney Options Patient Empowerment." Publishes free dialysis cookbooks and kidney patient handbooks. Offers free educational CD roms for children, along with a school outreach program featuring "Sidney the Kidney." Conducts free statewide kidney screenings, provides disease self-management programs, nutritional counseling, cooking deomonstrations and funds research initiatives for a cure. Accepts donations of automobiles in running or non-running condition. Can arrange for a free tow if ne

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Kidney Screening
Clothing Donation Programs
Household Goods Donation Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Automobile Donation Programs
Workshops/Symposiums
Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Organ/Tissue Transplant Education Programs
(American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network, American Cancer Society I Can Cope Class, American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better, American Cancer Society Look Good/Feel Better, American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery) Reach To Recovery: Trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors provide emotional and educational support for women who are facing or have had breast cancer surgery. Cancer Survivors Network: Online community created for survivors and caregivers to connect with others, visit www.cancer.org Gift Items: A limited supply of wigs, hats, turbans, scarves and breast prostheses are available by appointment. These items are received by the local offices by donations from others and through our TLC Catalog. Support Groups: The office is a clearinghouse of information on local self-help and support groups that provide emotional and educational help. Patients and caregivers also are invited to visit the Cancer Survivors' Network at www.cancer.org . Relay For Life: You are invited to attend Relay For Life, our annual event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and give everyone the opportunity to fight back against cancer. We encourage all survivors to attend this fun, uplifting event.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Support Group Clearinghouses
Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
Disease/Disability Information
Peer to Peer Networking
(American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network, American Cancer Society I Can Cope Class, American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better, American Cancer Society Look Good/Feel Better, American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery) Reach To Recovery: Trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors provide emotional and educational support for women who are facing or have had breast cancer surgery. Cancer Survivors Network: Online community created for survivors and caregivers to connect with others, visit www.cancer.org Gift Items: A limited supply of wigs, hats, turbans, scarves and breast prostheses are available by appointment. These items are received by the local offices by donations from others and through our TLC Catalog. Support Groups: The office is a clearinghouse of information on local self-help and support groups that provide emotional and educational help. Patients and caregivers also are invited to visit the Cancer Survivors' Network at www.cancer.org . Relay For Life: You are invited to attend Relay For Life, our annual event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and give everyone the opportunity to fight back against cancer. We encourage all survivors to attend this fun, uplifting event.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Support Group Clearinghouses
Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
Disease/Disability Information
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides professional and public education about cancer. Provides services for cancer patients and their families. Distributes information on cancer's "seven warning signs" and emphasizes prevention through healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk. Promotes early detection to increase survival rates through regular physical examinations. Loans equipment (hospital beds, wheelchairs, commodes, etc.). Through volunteers, provides transportation to medical treatment. Also offers support group meetings and stop smoking programs, cab vouchers.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Incidental Medical Expense Assistance
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Patient/Family Support Services
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Information
Connect with Muscular Dystrophy Association's (MDA) National Resource Center where you can work with trained specialists that can help connect you to resources, information about the diseases in our program, support and services, programs, and activities.

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Disability Associations
Genetic Counseling
Disease/Disability Information
Community Involvement Programs
Genetic Testing and Screening
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
Provides help for the mesothelioma patients and their families for medical treatment, finding the best doctor, travel costs and understanding their diagnosis. -Patients Currently Fighting Mesothelioma - Compensation is available for mesothelioma patients to help cover the cost of treatment. Learn more about how to connect with top doctors that specialize in treating mesothelioma. -Families Who Have Lost a Loved One to Mesothelioma - Family members of mesothelioma victims may be entitled to compensation. We help families identify the statute of limitation laws that dictate the amount of time you have to file a claim. -Veterans Exposed to Asbestos in the Military - Veterans that developed mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure in the military are entitled to financial compensation. Learn more about VA benefits and how to file your VA claim.

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Disease/Disability Information
Physician Referrals
(American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network, American Cancer Society I Can Cope Class, American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better, American Cancer Society Look Good/Feel Better, American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery) Reach To Recovery: Trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors provide emotional and educational support for women who are facing or have had breast cancer surgery. Cancer Survivors Network: Online community created for survivors and caregivers to connect with others, visit www.cancer.org Gift Items: A limited supply of wigs, hats, turbans, scarves and breast prostheses are available by appointment. These items are received by the local offices by donations from others and through our TLC Catalog. Support Groups: The office is a clearinghouse of information on local self-help and support groups that provide emotional and educational help. Patients and caregivers also are invited to visit the Cancer Survivors' Network at www.cancer.org . Relay For Life: You are invited to attend Relay For Life, our annual event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and give everyone the opportunity to fight back against cancer. We encourage all survivors to attend this fun, uplifting event.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Support Group Clearinghouses
Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
Disease/Disability Information
Peer to Peer Networking
Conducts awareness campaigns and encourages organ donation. Sponsors volunteer constituent councils for organ donors and transplant patients, including the TransAction Council, the Hawaii Organ Donor Family Council and the Transplant Association of Hawaii. Sponsors the Transplant Games, an Olympic-Style competition for transplant recipients. Supports training opportunities for health care professionals. Educates the public about problems of progressive kidney disease and possible means of prevention. Conducts free patient/family workshops called "People Like Us Live." Publishes free dialysis cookbooks and kidney patient handbooks. Offers free educational CD Roms for children, along with a school outreach program featuring "Sidney the Kidney." Conducts free statewide kidney screenings and funds research initiatives for a cure. Accepts donations of automobiles in running or non-running condition. Can arrange for a free tow if necessary. Also accepts donations of gently used clothing a

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Workshops/Symposiums
Clothing Donation Programs
Kidney Screening
Organ/Tissue Transplant Education Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Household Goods Donation Programs
Disease/Disability Information
Automobile Donation Programs
Health/Disability Related Counseling