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YOUR LOCAL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S
Cancer Resource Network:
Cancer Resource Center helps patients
and their families with the resources
and the support they need to cope with
cancer. Volunteers answer questions
and provide current information about
cancer, American Cancer Society
Programs, and local community
resources. Visitors to the resource
center may also obtain information
about prevention and detection,
treatment guidelines and support
groups.
Look Good…Feel Better is a program
designed to help women dealing with
radiation and chemotherapy to cope
with the effects and changes
associated with the treatment and
their appearance. It primarily
helps the patient with self esteem.
Women attend a two-hour make-over
session taught by a volunteer who is
a certified beauty professional.
They receive free make-up, wigs,
scarves and hats during a group
session.
Gift Items are free and made available
to cancer patients through area loan
closets. Wigs and breast prosthesis
are provided to patients during a
fitting that is by appointment only.
Bras and camisoles may also be
available. Clean and lightly used
donations to this program are also
accepted.
Reach to Recovery matches newly
diagnosed breast cancer patients
with a trained volunteer survivor
who has gone through treatment.
Volunteers serve as role models and
peer supporters for someone just
starting their journey. Meetings can
happen by the phone or in-person
whatever is most comfortable for
both the patient and volunteer.
Patient Lodging offers hotel rooms to
patients traveling 60+ miles while in
outpatient treatment. Many hotels in
the Portland area currently
participate in the program. If a free
hotel room is not available, several
hotels offer discounted rates.
Man to Man matches newly diagnosed
men with prostate cancer with
trained volunteer survivors who have
gone through treatment. Meetings
can happen by the phone or in-person
whatever is most comfortable for
both the patient and volunteer.
Camp Rainbow Gold is a seven-day
summer camp for children ages 8-17 who
are survivors, currently undergoing
treatment, or siblings of survivors.
The camp’s mission is to be both
“outrageously fun” and a safe and
secure environment for children living
with cancer.
Survivors Supporting Survivors is a
support group for teens ages 13-17.
The goal of the group is to provide
support and education while having
fun. This is a resource for teens,
giving them the opportunity to meet
other teens who understand the
challenges ahead.
Cancer Survivor’s Network is a great
way for cancer survivors to network
with each other and share experiences.
Created by survivors for survivors,
friends, family and caregivers. The
I Can Cope is an educational program
which can be accessed online at
cancer.org, to help families and
patients cope with their cancer
experience by increasing their
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knowledge, and attitudes, about a
wide variety of cancer-related
issues.
Cancer Survivor College Scholarship
Program a scholarship program to give
young cancer survivors the opportunity
to pursue their post-secondary
education from an accredited
university, community college or
vocational technical school.
Scholarships are for tuition-related
expenses at accredited two- or fouryear undergraduate institutions of
higher education in the Great West
Division.
Road to Recovery provides rides to
and from treatment for people with
cancer who do not have a ride or are
unable to drive themselves.
Volunteer drivers donate their time
and the use of their cars so that
patients can receive the life-saving
treatments they need. The network
can be accessed through cancer.org,
or by calling 800.227.2345
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