Living with Cancer

By | April 27th, 2016 | Comments Off on Living with Cancer

The BC Cancer Agency Website has information on many types of cancer, testing, treatment and living with cancer. They also provide information on how to access emotional support here.

The Canadian Cancer Society provides information about Cancer diagnosis and treatment, connections with fellow cancer patients, support groups, help with accommodation and transportation and camps for children, teens and families

Callenish:

For people living with cancer we highly recommend Callenish

Callanish creates a healing space for people who have been irrevocably changed by cancer. Callanish Society is a small, grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to improving the emotional and spiritual health of our communities by assisting families with cancer, and their health care providers, to explore illness and/or death openly and consciously. Weeklong retreats and ongoing support programs are offered by a team of health care professionals and volunteers who believe that communities can develop resilience in the face of illness and healing, loss and death, by coming together in a process of authentic dialogue and in an in-depth exploration of what it means to heal emotionally and spiritually while living with, or dying from, cancer.

2277 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver BC
Tel: (604) 732-0633
email: info@callanish.org 

The InspireHealth Integrated Cancer Care:

InspireHealth is a not-for-profit society that provides an integrated cancer care program for people with cancer and their families. The program integrates healthful nutrition, exercise, emotional and spiritual support with conventional cancer treatment for a comprehensive whole-person approach to care. This integrative approach honours the value of conventional cancer treatments while, at the same time, recognizes the importance of supporting mind, body and spirit.

Advanced Care planning, representation agreements and living wills

Palliative Care

 

Look Good Feel Better is a charitable cancer program dedicated to empowering women to manage the appearance related effects of cancer and its treatment.