Breast Health Education and Resources

As a Cambridge Breast Center patient, you will find support throughout your treatment and beyond. Because the impact of a cancer diagnosis reaches beyond the medical office, you will be connected to a wide variety of resources to help meet your needs throughout treatment.
 
The first step is meeting with our social worker to find out what kinds of support you may need. Some common things we recommend are:

• Cancer support groups here at our Cambridge Hospital campus
• Online educational resources you can connect to at home
• The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden where you can experience nature and participate in complementary therapies
• Other resources to nourish your mind, body and spirit and help promote healing

RESOURCES LIST

At Cambridge Health Alliance

• General Cancer Support Group. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  Contact: Lauren Mettam, LCSW, at 617-665-2054 or lmettam@challiance.org


• Look Good Feel Better - help to combat the side effects of cancer therapy on appearance (in collaboration with the American Cancer Society).

Support Groups and Complementary Programs

• The Center for Cancer Support and Education (CCSE)
• Facing Cancer Together
• Livestrong at the YMCA Massachusetts
• American Cancer Society
• The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden

Online Education and Supports

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• American Society of Clinical Oncology: People Living with Cancer
• Breastcancer.org
• Living Beyond Breast Cancer
• Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• CancerCare
• Pink-Link
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
• Metastatic Breast Cancer Network
• Men with Breast Cancer – John W. Nick Foundation
• Thrive Together - for Young Women with Cancer
  Email: info@thrivetogether.org
• FertileHope

Miscellaneous Resources

• Hope in Bloom
• Susan’s Retreat