What resources are available to patients with ovarian cancer?

National Cancer Institute information resources

You may want more information for yourself, your family, and your doctor. The following NCI services are available to help you.

Telephone

The NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS) provides accurate, up-to-date information on cancer to patients and their families, health professionals, and the general public. Information Specialists translate the latest scientific information into understandable language and respond in English, in Spanish, or on TTY equipment. Calls are free. The service is available to callers in the United States and its territories.

Telephone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
TTY: 1-800-332-8615

Internet

The NCI's Web site (http://www.cancer.gov) provides information from numerous NCI sources. It offers current information on cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, genetics, supportive care, and ongoing clinical trials. It has information about NCI's research programs and funding opportunities, cancer statistics, and the Institute itself. Information Specialists provide live, online assistance through LiveHelp at http://www.cancer.gov/help.

National Cancer Institute publications

NCI provides information about cancer, including the publications mentioned in this booklet. You can order these materials by telephone, on the Internet, or by mail. You can also read them online and print your own copy.

• By telephone: People in the United States and its territories may order these and other NCI publications by calling the NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.



• On the Internet: Many NCI publications can be viewed, downloaded, and ordered from http://www.cancer.gov/publications. on the Internet. People in the United States and its territories may use this Web site to order printed copies. This Web site also explains how people outside the United States can mail or fax their requests for NCI booklets.



• By mail: NCI publications can be ordered by writing to the address below:
  
  
  Publications Ordering Service
  National Cancer Institute
  Suite 3035A 6116
  Executive Boulevard, MSC 8322
  Bethesda, MD 20892-8322