Counseling

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

Case Management

CancerCare oncology social workers help people living with cancer, post-treatment survivors and caregivers address barriers to care. 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

Health care professionals can connect cancer patients, their loved ones, caregivers and the bereaved to others in similar situations in our free support groups led by oncology social workers.

Connect Education Workshops

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

Upcoming Workshops

• How Diagnostic Technologies and Biomarkers Improve Treatment Decisions for People Living with Cancer (December 07, 2020)
• For Caregivers: Practical Tips to Cope with Your Loved One's Bladder Cancer (December 09, 2020)
• Updates from the 2020 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting (December 10, 2020)

Most Recent Podcasts

• Update on Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
• For Caregivers: Practical Tips for Coping with Your Loved One’s Lung Cancer
• What We Now Know about COVID-19: Revised Guidelines for People Living with Cancer
• For Caregivers: Coping with the Stresses of Caregiving When Your Loved One Has Multiple Myeloma
• Progress in the Treatment of Lung Cancer
• Cancer and Flu Shots
• For Health Care Professionals: Care Coordination for Older Men Living with Cancer
• For Health Care Professionals: Care Coordination for Older Men Living with Cancer
• Helping Cancer Patients and Their Families Cope with the Stresses of Caregiving
• For Parents, Caregivers and Professionals: Helping Brothers and Sisters of Children Living with Cancer

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

• CancerCare Patient Access and Engagement Report
• Improving the Quality of Life for Lung Cancer Patients
• Patient Values Initiative: The Many Voices of Value
• Patient Survey: Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer
• The Hidden Cost of Cancer: Helping Clients Cope with Financial Toxicity
• Decision Making at the Point of Care: Voices of Oncology Providers
• The Role of Lung Advocacy Organizations in Biomarker Testing
• Terms to Know: Symptoms, Treatments and Side Effects
• Coping With Cancer: Tools to Help You Live
• Caregiving for Your Loved One With Cancer
• Talking to Children When a Loved One Has Cancer
• Communicating With Your Health Care Team

Community Programs

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