While you are undergoing treatment, and possibly after, you may find that you need a helping hand to keep your life functioning smoothly day to day.
Some people can call on a network of family and friends for help.
But if you can't, or if you need more help than family and friends can provide, other sources of assistance are available to you, many of them locally based. Check with your physician or nurse for referrals to such services and see the Resource Directory for a listing of helping organizations along with their addresses and telephone numbers. Help like this can actually preserve a patient's independence and make life more manageable. You can find out about such resources by calling the Cancer Information Service, the American Cancer Society and other organizations listed in the Resource Directory. You could also try your local visiting nurses association, the social services department in your local hospital or community or local church and civic groups.