The Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education, ALCASE (http://www.alcase.org) a non-profit organization can be contacted at 1601 Lincoln Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98660 or called at 360-696-2436 or 800-298-2436 (FAX 360-699-1944.
They have an excellent list of organizations that may be of help in education, information or support to patients with lung cancer.
If you know of other support groups with significant experience in helping lung cancer patients, please write to me with the information.
An excellent new web site at The ACP Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer, from the American College of Physicians provides an entire textbook of Home Care for Advanced Cancer Patients directed specifically for the caregiver.
Questions, criticism, submissions, new links and suggestions are welcomed. I can be reached via e-mail at