q     Cancer Management - Explore our online health resource to learn how to become a proactive patient. Understand your treatment choices. Get the latest news on advances in cancer. If you or a loved one is facing cancer, you’ll want to explore the Cancer Knowledgebase, with separate sections on more than 60 types of the disease.

q     Reach to Recovery –Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients are matched with trained breast cancer survivors for one-on-one information and support. For more information,  contact the Birmingham Chapter of the American Cancer Society by calling 205-879-2242.

q     TOUCH (Today Our Understanding of Cancer is Hope) - Support groups are led by Brookwood’s Chaplain and address the spiritual and emotional needs of our patients, families and friends.  Co-sponsored by Brookwood and the American Cancer Society.  Call 877-1969 for registration and information.

q     Look Good...Feel Better is a hands-on program for cancer patients, where you learn about skin care, makeup, wigs and scarves to help you look good and feel better during this transitional period of life. Co-sponsored by Brookwood and the American Cancer Society. Call 877-1969 for registration and information.

q     The CanSurvive GYN Support Group is a community-based group for women with gynecologic cancers, their families, friends, loved ones and the professionals who treat them. To learn more about this program, visit them online at www.cansurvivesupportgroup.org.   

q     The Alabama Foundation for Oncology  -  This non-profit organization is dedicated to serving the local needs of cancer patients and their families through education and support.  For more information call 205-877-2224 or visit  www.alfoundationforoncology.org

q     American Cancer Society