Counseling

Our staff of professional oncology social workers can help your patients and their loved ones cope better with cancer. They can contact us at 800‑813‑HOPE (4673) or info@cancercare.org.

Financial Assistance

Limited assistance from CancerCare is available to eligible families for cancer-related costs, including transportation, home care, child care, pain medication, and lymphedema supplies. We are not able to help with basic living expenses.

Support Groups

Connect your patients, their loved ones, caregivers, and the bereaved to others in similar situations in our free support groups led by oncology social workers.

Community Programs

If you live in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, learn about and view the full calendar of our free community programs.

Connect Education Workshops

Listen in by telephone or via the web as leading experts in oncology provide up-to-date information about cancer-related issues in one-hour workshops. Podcasts are also available.

Upcoming Workshops

• The Latest Developments Reported at the 34th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (February 08, 2012)
• Update on the Treatment of Liver Cancer (February 09, 2012)
• Update from the 2011 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting (February 14, 2012)

Most Recent Podcasts

• Progress in the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
• Update on Lymphoma from the 2011 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting
• Treatment Update on Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Coping with Loss of Strength
• Managing the Costs of Living With Cancer
• Taking Your Pills on Schedule—Adherence: Sharing Responsibility for Your Care
• Dealing with the Side Effects of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Managing Treatment Side Effects of T-Cell Lymphoma
• Nutrition, Physical Activity and You: A Guide for People Living With Cancer
• Caring for Your Bones When You Have Multiple Myeloma

Publications

Read or order our free Connect booklets and fact sheets offering easy-to-read information about the latest cancer treatments, managing side effects and coping with cancer.

General-Interest Publications

• Caregiving for Your Loved One With Cancer
• Coping With Cancer: Tools to Help You Live
• Communicating With Your Health Care Team
• Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer
• Understanding and Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
• If You've Just Been Diagnosed
• Caring Advice for Caregivers: How Can You Help Yourself?
• Finding Resources in Your Community
• Sources of Financial Assistance
• “What Can I Say to a Newly Diagnosed Loved One?”