Program areas at Cancer Support Community
Individual Support and patient education includes one on one Support with the program director, program coordinator or mental health professional. We also offer prosthetic fittings for breast forms, post surgical lingerie for breast Cancer patients, hats, wigs, reading material and many other individual Support services and patient/family/caregiver education opportunities.
Mind-body and gentle exercise classes such as yoga, tai chi, and meditation, empower individuals with Cancer to gain strength and stamina through the treatment and recovery process. These activities are directed by experienced practitioners who have worked extensively with Cancer patients/survivors.
Support groups for Cancer patients and family members are facilitated by professional therapists who specialize in psychosocial oncology issues. Networking groups are designed for people with similiar experiences, including, but not limited to, breast Cancer, prostate Cancer, brain Cancer, thyroid Cancer and genecological or ovarian Cancer and other types of Cancer. These groups are also facilitated by professional therapists who specialize in psychological oncology issues.
Outreach programs include college scholarships as well as reaching out to underserved, monolingual spanish speaking people with any type of Cancer, and are facilitated by bilingual, culturally fluent therapists and oncology experts.