Facebook Groups
> Ocular Melanoma Support for Spouses (independently managed)
> Ocular Melanoma Support Group (Closed and Private)
Discussion Groups & Listservs
Support Groups
> LIVESTRONG Navigation - 1 on 1 support, local support groups and other valuable resources
> LIVESTRONG Rally - community organizational tool that lets your loved ones know how they can support you through your cancer journey
> Melanoma Foundation's list of Melanoma Support Groups (note: many of these are aimed at skin cancer)
Financial Assistance
> Patient Advocate Foundation – find assistance with insurance issues
> Government Benefits – find benefits you might be eligible for
> US Dept. of Health and Human Services – find free or reduced cost healthcare
If a patient has insurance but still can’t pay:
> Assistance Fund - a non-profit finanical aid foundation
> PAN (Patient Access Network) Foundation – a non-profit co-payment foundation
> Patient Services Inc. – a non-profit premium and co-payment foundation
> The Healthwell Foundation – when health insurance is not enough
If patient does not have insurance:
> CancerCare
Recommended Blogs
> FightCancerWithMe - by Tom Loverro, choroidal melanoma patient
> LostEye - by Jay Adkisson, choroidal melanoma patient who lost his eye in 2000
More blogs on our Press page >
Other Sites
> Eye Cancer Network (run by Dr. Paul Finger)
> National Cancer Institute (NCI) PDQ on Intraocular Melanoma
> Treatment Trials
> EyeMelanoma.org - educational and support resources for patients and their families
> Cancer & Careers - educational resources to help people with cancer thrive in their workplace
Support Organizations

> ACIS Site
Founded in 2011, the Community United for Research and Education of Ocular Melanoma (CURE OM) is an offshoot initiative of the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), a melanoma group focused primarily on cutaneous (skin) melanoma, to increase awareness, education, treatment and research funding forocular melanoma while improving the lives of people affected by this disease. The initiative is led by Sarah Selig, former Scientific Chair of OMF.
OcuMel UK is a charity based in the United Kingdom which represents sufferers of ocular melanoma. The organization aims to "support patients and their families by providing accurate, up-to-date information and emotional support via [their] website and helpline. [Their] vision is a world where all ocular melanoma sufferers and their families are given the information, support and treatment they need."
> Ocumel UK Site
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