Facilitated by a health care professional. Alternates between UCD Cancer Center and Mercy San Juan Medical Center. This free educational series offers information for individuals with cancer, their family members, caregivers and significant others about cancer, its treatment and complementary therapies. Classes will also focus on methods for coping with cancer and available resources. Participants may attend any number of the classes, and may start classes in the middle of a quarterly session.
Registration is required.
Can Cope is co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society . When cancer patients can't be cured, Mercy provides professional, compassionate care to help ease pain, other distressing symptoms and to help patients and their families through the stages of dying. Since 1979, Mercy Hospice has been providing care to terminally ill patients and their families through a team of Doctors, nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains and volunteers. For more information view our pages on Mercy Hospice. If you are looking for a Doctor, you can use our online Mercy Healthcare Sacramento Physician Directory.