Health & Wellness
Resources

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Health Information

UCSF Patient and Family Cancer Support Center –Provides support, information and resources for cancer patients. Many services open to non-UCSF patients. Visit cancer.ucsf.edu/support/crc, call 415-885-3693 or email crc@ucsf.edu

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine – Blends proven conventional and complementary medicine approaches. Open to all. osher.ucsf.edu

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital – Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay, lack of insurance or immigration status. zuckerbergsanfranciscogeneral.org

American Cancer Society – Learn about making treatment decisions, coping with side effects, handling financial matters, transportation, caregiving and living well after cancer. 800-227-2345. cancer.org

Supportive Care Services

Bay Area Cancer Connections, San Mateo –  No-cost support groups, information about your diagnosis and treatment options, health and wellness classes for breast and ovarian cancer patients. 650-326-6686. bayareacancer.org

Bay Area Young Survivors – Support and action group for young women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 45. baysnet.org

Cancer + Careers – Educates cancer patients to thrive in their workplaces by providing advice, interactive tools and educational events. cancerandcareers.org/en

CancerCare – Founded in 1944, CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer. www.cancercare.org

Cancer CAREpoint – Free personalized counseling, assistance, resources and education for Silicon Valley patients, survivors, families and caregivers. cancercarepoint.org

Cancer Support Community, Walnut Creek – Comprehensive integrative care including counseling, support groups, nutrition, exercise and patient education programs.  925-933-0107. cancersupport.net

Cancer Support Sonoma – Integrative therapies to help ease the physical and emotional effects of conventional cancer treatments.  Services available on a sliding scale to anyone in the Sonoma Valley and surrounding areas. cancersupportsonoma.org

Ceres Community Project – Prepares delicious home-delivered organic meals, made from scratch, to people in Sonoma and Marin counties who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. Meals are free or low-cost, depending on your income level. Service includes family members and/or caregivers.
707-829-5833. ceresproject.org

Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic – Provides free and sliding-scale complementary and alternative medical treatments to low income women with cancer in Oakland and San Francisco.
510- 601-7660. charlottemaxwell.org

Maple Tree Cancer Alliance – Exercise counseling and deeply discounted gym memberships in partnership with UCSF and Marin Cancer Care. 415-234-7010. mapletreecanceralliance.org  

Meals of Marin – Provides free, delicious, nourishing home-delivered prepared meals to people battling life-threatening illnesses, including cancer, throughout Marin County and most of the SF Bay Area. mealsofmarin.org

Shanti’s Margot Murphy Women’s Cancer Program – Free multilingual and culturally competent care navigation, emotional and practical support, survivorship support activities. shanti.org

Women’s Cancer Resource Center, Berkeley – Provides patient navigation, information, emotional and financial support. 510-601-4040. wcrc.org

Other

Environmental Working Group – Information about the safety of cosmetics and personal care products. ewg.org/skindeep

Lipstick Angels – Make-up artists and certified estheticians provide free beauty sessions to women undergoing infusion treatment at UCSF Mission Bay. lipstickangels.org

Lymphedivas – Find fashionable compression apparel online. lymphedivas.com