Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - First Connection
Eligibility
Individuals or parents/guardians of minors with blood cancer diagnoses.
Hours
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
(412) 395-2882
Voice
Application process
Visit the intake website to complete the First Connection Program Online Request Form.
Fees
Service provided free of charge.
Service area
Allegheny, PA
Armstrong, PA
Beaver, PA
Bedford, PA
Blair, PA
Butler, PA
Cambria, PA
Cameron, PA
Centre, PA
Clarion, PA
Clearfield, PA
Clinton, PA
Crawford, PA
Elk, PA
Erie, PA
Fayette, PA
Forest, PA
Fulton, PA
Greene, PA
Huntingdon, PA
Indiana, PA
Jefferson, PA
Lawrence, PA
McKean, PA
Mercer, PA
Mifflin, PA
Perry, PA
Potter, PA
Somerset, PA
Venango, PA
Warren, PA
Washington, PA
Westmoreland, PA
Assists patients with the initial anxieties associated with their diagnosis of leukemia and related cancers. Program provides the patient with a personal visit or phone call from a cancer survivor with a similar diagnosis.
What's Here
Providing organization
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Provides patients, families, and health care professionals with the latest info on blood cancers. Offers both patient and professional educational programs, national teleconferences, family support groups, peer to peer support program called First Connection, patient financial aid, co-pay assistance and a Back to School program. All services are free of charge.