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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 800.227.2345 | cancer.org network can be accessed through cancer.org 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 800.227.2345 | cancer.org