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The Cancer Support Community (CSC) focuses on three areas of support: direct service delivery, research, and advocacy. The organization includes an international network of Affiliates that offer social and emotional support for people impacted by cancer , as well as a community of support available online and over the phone.
Imerman Angels is a non-profit organization that aims to provide personalized connections with a focus on one-on-one support. The organization connects cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers through a database composed of volunteered survivors. [4]
Cancer support groups can provide both emotional and informational support. However, many online cancer support groups skew towards providing more informational support. [4] For example, cancer support groups may also share information regarding available treatments, managing side effects, or negotiating accommodations from a workplace.
Macmillan Cancer Support merged with cancer information charity Cancerbackup in 2008. Macmillan works in partnership with other cancer research organisations and is a partner of the National Cancer Research Institute. Macmillan is part of the Richmond Group of Charities, which is a coalition of 14 leading health and social care organisations in ...
Actor Dave Coulier has stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he revealed in an interview with People, published on Wednesday, November 13. The Full House alum, 65, is currently undergoing treatment and ...
Family members of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are often involved in initiating, advocating for, and supporting their relative's mental health care. They may be thrust into the role of case manager, medication monitor, financial planner, or housing coordinator with little education or support to prepare them.
The family members lost a lot of weight after having their stomachs removed. Before the surgery Tyler weighed 250 lbs.,, now he’s 160 lbs. Before his diagnosis, Greg weighed about 300 lbs., now ...
A research study performed in Lebanon found that family-centered self-care has the potential to reduce the risk of hospital readmission in patients diagnosed with heart failure. [36] Additionally, having the support of a family member can motivate patients to perform adequate self-care and increase adherence to their treatment plan.