Finding out you have cancer is devastating and can make anyone freeze up with fear, worry and while leaving them frozen in time incapable of knowing what to do next. We thought it would help to share with you, from the Los Angeles Times, a few good places where the cancer victim can begin a search to help figure all the cost ramifications out. In spite of our upended health care system, it is possible to manage some costs better than you might think. To learn more, try these links for starters. Each one will lead you to other resources.

National Cancer Institute

http://www.cancer.gov

Ph.: 800-422-6237

This federal institute offers support information in addition to information on cancers and clinical trials. Get on their Home page, click “Cancer Topics, “then look for “Support and Resources.”

Cancercare

http://www.cancercare.org

Ph.: 800-813-4673A non-profit agency staffed with professionals that know where and how you can get financial aid along with other help.

Cancer.net

http://www.cancer.net/managingcostofcare

Patient oriented, the American Society of Clinical Oncology sponsors this site where you can learn about managing the cost of cancer care. Click on “Financial Resources” for more detailed information.

American Cancer Society

http://www.cancer.org

Ph.: 800-227-2345

Here you can actually get a live voice when you call about the types of assistance available. If you are comfortable with the Internet, simply go to the website and type in the search bar the question or questions that are on your mind.

These are tough times for many people as the unemployment rate moves toward 10%. When you have to compound it with an extreme illness like cancer, it can feel like you will need to move a mountain to get the help you want for yourself or a loved one. That’s why I thought you’d appreciate what the Los Angeles Times had to offer…a place to start. In the meantime, get alkaline with alkalized water! Remember…cancer can’t thrive in an alkaline environment, but it thrives in an acidic environment. Are you acidic? If you have cancer, it’s a certainty that you are. An unpolluted biological terrain can be your first bulwark against this dreaded disease.

Enjoy and use this article, but please be legal. Include this resource block and all is good…LouAnn Savage is publisher and editor of The Weekly Healthline, an online health publication. She is lecturer, researcher and marketer for health and fitness programs and product that advance the world toward true health. Follow LouAnn at her corporate website, http://www.HealthFitforLife.com, http://www.Savage.TeamAsea.com and on www.twitter.com/louannsavage and Facebook.

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