patient survivor information


• Breast Cancer Helpline

• I think I have a breast lump; what should I do?
• I don’t have insurance; where can I go for a mammogram?
• I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer; how do I find a doctor?

When it comes to breast health and breast cancer, there are no silly questions! If you need information or support, call the Breast Cancer Helpline, 609-497-2126. Our trained staff are always available to help you.
• Lunch & Learn

Do you often wonder if you are asking your doctor the right questions? Are you having a hard time understanding that latest research reported on the news? Do you search the internet for hours only to end up with conflicting information and sore eyes? BCRC's Lunch & Learn is for you! Join other patients/survivors/caregivers from all over the country (and the world), to hear the latest on key breast cancer issues from the nation's premier cancer specialists via exciting teleconferences presented by CancerCare and Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Each session focuses on a different topic, and participants can call in to have questions answered by the experts. Share your thoughts with the other Lunch & Learners after the teleconference ends. **FREE LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED**
 
Click here for Lunch & Learn schedule.
 


• Networking Nights


Networking Nights give breast cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and members of the community an opportunity to meet and talk with each other, and to hear about a wide range of breast cancer-related issues from local and regional experts. Light dinner and refreshments are provided.

Bramwell House Living Room

Tues. 1/12 (6:30-8:30 pm)

Tues. 3/9 (6:30-8:30 pm)

Topics and speakers to be determined  

 


• Resource Library

Whether you have just been diagnosed and need information to help make treatment decisions, you are looking for advice on exercise and nutrition to help with your recovery, or you have a family member with breast cancer and want to know how to help, you’ll find everything you need in the BCRC Resource Library. Browse through the selection of books, audio and video tapes, reference materials, and magazines. Settle into the comfortable couch to read, or borrow materials to take home with you. If you don’t have computer at home, or just need a quiet place to do some research, the Resource Library has a computer with internet connection available for you to use, free of charge.

Click here to view Book Review: 100 Questions, After Breast Cancer, Her2.

 



• The Source Newsletter

The Source is published two times each year and provides easy-to-understand, impartial, local information on breast cancer-related issues. The Source covers breaking news in breast cancer treatment, healthy lifestyle information, survivorship issues, survivor stories, Q&A, and details of BCRC programs and community events. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter please contact BCRC.

Click here to view current and archived issues of The Source.

Telephone: 609-497-2100 Breast Cancer Helpline: 609-497-2126 Fax: 609-497-1211 Email: bcrc@ywcaprinceton.org
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