The program also includes special presentations on cancer-related topics. Monthly calendar available on request. Offers psychosocial support to cancer patients and family members by matching patients undergoing treatment with cancer survivors who have had a similar experience and have resumed living normal lives. Patients are matched by drug protocol, side effects, cancer, geography, age, sex and personal issues. Maryland patients would be contacted by phone.
Group arranges periodic community forums focusing on breast cancer treatment.
Volunteers provide ACS publications, simple exercise equipment and a comfortable leisure bra to wear following surgery. Group meets together for presentations, then breaks into same-sex groups for separate discussion sessions. Men whose partners have breast cancer. Women diagnosed with breast cancer anytime in their life time. Groups meet monthly at several Baltimore area hospitals and include a special group for women with advanced cancer.