In This Issue...

Focus On

The Most Promising Cancer Treatment Advances of the Past Year

The 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) showcased the latest treatment therapies and promising results from clinical trials for many cancer diagnoses.

CancerCare has compiled these most promising findings in its booklet, Your Guide to the Latest Cancer Research and Treatments: Highlights from ASCO 2011, available online now. You can also order your free copies from our publications page.

Managing Your Cancer

Free Support Groups

Connect with others coping with cancer through CancerCare’s support groups. Groups are available online and over the telephone. Face-to-face groups are available in our offices in New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

We offer groups for patients, caregivers, loved ones, and those who have lost a loved one to cancer. All groups are led by professional oncology social workers and are completely free of charge.

To learn more and register for a support group, visit cancercare.org/support_groups or call 800-813-HOPE (4673).

For Professionals

Physicians Agree: Practical Support is Important to Patient Care

Three in four physicians agree that the health care system should pay for costs that address their patients’ social needs, such as access to nutritious food, transportation assistance, and housing assistance, according to a new survey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read more about the survey's results.

CancerCare offers limited financial assistance for cancer-related costs, including transportation to and from treatment, and child care.

Listen to our recent Connect Education Workshop, Managing the Costs of Living with Cancer, for tips on finding resources for financial help.

In Your Words

“I wanted to talk to people who had gone through what I’d just gone through. Being able to talk to people [in my support group] who had been there and could understand where I was coming from was totally what I needed.” —Cynthia B., coping with lung cancer Read Cynthia's story »

Read inspiring stories of help and hope from people CancerCare has helped to cope with a cancer diagnosis.

Events Spotlight

Partnerships in Hope Awards Dinner

CancerCare client, William R., with host S. Epatha Merkerson, from last year's event

CancerCare's 29^th Annual Partnerships in Hope Awards Dinner, to be held February 23 in New York City, will honor Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company for its commitment to providing the latest information to people affected by cancer through its support of our free educational programs. Accepting CancerCare’s Partnership Award will be the President and Chief Executive Officer of Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Deborah Dunsire, MD.

For more information, contact Deborah Sussman at 212-712-8076 or dsussman@cancercare.org.

Upcoming Events

For a complete list of upcoming events, visit www.cancercare.org/events.

CancerCare Connect^®

Education Workshops

Our free Connect Education Workshops give you the latest cancer information straight from leading experts. You can listen in live by telephone or online and will have a chance to ask the experts your own questions.

Workshop Calendar

Register for these workshops online, or call 800-813-HOPE (4673).

Missed a Connect Workshop? Listen to past workshops as podcasts through the CancerCare website.

Give to CancerCare

CancerCare has been able to provide free support services since 1944 thanks to the thoughtfulness of our many donors. We ask that you give thought to making a planned gift to CancerCare. There are many ways to do this, including making a bequest in your will.

If you would like to learn more about ensuring CancerCare's future by making a planned gift, please contact Michael Divers, Chief Development Officer at mdivers@cancercare.org or 800-813-4673 (ext. 8092).

Learn more about planned giving »

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