If you are a displaced cancer patient or family member and need information about continuing your cancer care, finding a new physician, or locating your displaced physician, call the NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS) for assistance by phone, or click on the "LiveHelp" icon on this page to talk online, in English, with an NCI information specialist. CIS information specialists answer phone calls in English or Spanish.

• NCI Cancer Centers Assist Hurricane-Affected Patients and Medical Centers
  Cancer centers affected by the hurricanes and a list of the NCI-designated cancer centers across the country that have indicated their ability to provide care to displaced cancer patients.
• Coping With Cancer in the Hurricane Aftermath - FAQs from the American Cancer Society
  Questions and answers for cancer patients and their caregivers about how to continue or restart treatment if it was interrupted because of Hurricane Katrina or Rita.
• Services for Cancer Patients Affected by Gulf Coast Hurricanes
  CancerCare, a national non-profit organization, is providing financial assistance for cancer patients affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, using support from the ASCO Foundation Hurricane Relief Fund, Lance Armstrong Foundation, and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
• ASCO's List of Oncology Practices, Cancer Centers, and Hospitals
  A list of facilities that are able to care for cancer patients in need of treatment during this time, developed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Patients and physicians can find listings in the city or area closest to where they are and call the numbers provided.
• ASCO's Hurricane Message Board
  A message board where doctors and cancer patients can locate and communicate with other doctors.
• ASTRO's Radiation Oncology Resources
  Radiation oncology resources for patients and physicians from the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

• Call 301-496-5725 if you are participating in an NCI-sponsored clinical trial in a hospital or oncology practice located in the hurricane-affected area. This line will be answered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Bilingual support is available for callers. Provide as much information as you can about the clinical trial (for example protocol number, type of cancer, name of test drug, location, and name of the investigator) to help NCI information specialists direct you to the appropriate resources.

• Clinical Trials at Tulane University Cancer Center
  A list of clinical trials organized by disease site is provided by Tulane University Cancer Center to help patients and physicians identify clinical trials in which they may have been participating prior to Hurricane Katrina.

• SELECT trial participants - Please check the Southwest Oncology Group's SELECT Web site to locate a SELECT study center near your new location.

• STAR trial participants - Please check the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project's STAR Web site to locate a STAR study center near your new location.

• Go to NCI's online Clinical Trials Search Form to find an alternative site near your new location.
  

• NCI Grantee Contacts
  Key NCI program contacts to help NCI research grantees with their inquiries and concerns.
• AACR Saving the Science Hurricane Katrina Relief Services
  Assistance from the American Association for Cancer Research for scientists, clinicians, students, and fellows who were working or residing in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area.
• ASCO's Hurricane Message Board
  A message board where doctors and cancer patients can locate and communicate with other doctors.
• Information for Investigators and Institutions
  NIH resource for the biomedical research community, including NIH Guide Notices and other information for investigators and their institutions.
• Volunteer to Assist in the Disaster Region
  The Office of the Surgeon General and the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness are in the process of mobilizing and identifying health care professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

• How to Get Help
  http://www.katrinarecovery.disasterhelp.gov/
• Donate and Volunteer
  https://volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov/
  http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
• Finding Friends and Information
  http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml
• Health and Safety
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp
  http://www.hhs.gov/emergency/hurricane.html
• What Government Is Doing
  http://www.dhs.gov/katrina
• En Espanol
  http://www.fema.gov/spanish/index_spa.shtm
  http://firstgov.gov/Espanol/Topics/Desastres/Huracan_Katrina.shtml
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/espanol/