For Health Care Professionals
Connect your patients and their loved ones with our professional support services and practical help.
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Do you have Spanish-speaking patients? You can browse (in English) our Spanish-language services, or browse English-language services below.
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.
Learn more about counseling »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.
Download application » View our financial help fact sheets »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.
View current groups » Download flyers for your patients »Community Programs
If you live in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, learn about and view the full calendar of our free community programs.
View calendar »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
- Medical Update on Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) (March 06, 2015)
- Advances in the Treatment of Lung Cancer (March 10, 2015)
- Understanding Clinical Trials: What’s New (March 13, 2015)
Most Recent Podcasts
- Treatment Update for Adults Living with Acute Lymphocytic/Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Managing Eye and Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
- Managing the Costs of Living with Cancer
- The Latest Developments Reported at the 37th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
- Update from the 2014 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting
- Coping with the Stress of Caregiving When Your Loved One Has Myelofibrosis
- Medical Update on Pancreatic Cancer
- Update on Lymphoma from the 2014 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting
- Overview of Myelofibrosis, Current Treatment Options and Quality of Life Concerns
- The Role of Exercise, Meditation and Nutrition
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?”