Legislative Action Network
Resources
The following are links to various government entities, cancer-related organizations, and health-related organizations that can further inform you about legislative advocacy, ways to become involved, and the means to learn more about the legislative process and current legislative initiatives that impact people with cancer:
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Cancer Society
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Clinical Oncology Grassroots Advocacy Center
- American Society of Hematology
- Association of American Cancer Institutes
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Association of Oncology Social Work
- Caring For Carcinoid Foundation
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Congress.org
- Friends of Cancer Research
- Health Care for All
- Lance Armstrong Foundation
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Library of Congress Thomas
- Lung Cancer Alliance
- Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
- Massachusetts General Court
- Massachusetts Public Health Association
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
- National Cancer Institute: Budget, Planning and Legislative Activities
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship/Cancer Advocacy Now!
- National Prostate Cancer Coalition
- NIH Office of Legislative Policy & Analysis
- Oncology Nursing Society
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- People Living With Cancer
- Project Vote Smart
- Research!America
- United States House of Representatives
- White House
Kids' Stuff
The following sites provide kid-friendly explanations of the legislative process:
