L’Chaim Cancer Support Group: Service Referral Guide

After Breast Cancer

After Breast Cancer provides bras and breast prostheses to women who are financially unable to afford them

647 342 9217

Jewish Family and Child services

1. Psychological Counseling

2. Financial assistance

3. Social Services

4. Can arrange home care services

416 638 7800

Bikur Cholim

1. Patient Visiting at Sunnybrook and Mount Sinai

2. Rides to Doctors appointments

416 783 7983

Canadian Cancer Society

1  Rides to Doctors appointments

2. Cancer education and prevention

3. Cancer Connection – online matching system

4. Breast Cancer Support

5. Info re BRAC1 and 2 Cancer Genes

416 778 5000

1 888 778 3100

ECHO

Doctor Referral Service

416 256 0081

PYNK

Program for young women with cancer

416 480 4204

Colorectal Cancer association of Canada

Colorectal Cancers

1 877 502 6566

Hospice Program

Helps patients and families cope with end of life issues

416 638 7800

Look Good Feel Better

Conducts fun free makeup sessions

1 800 914 5665

Lymphedema selling after an auxiliary node dissection or cancer treatment

1. Princess Margaret – 2^nd floor

2. ELLICSR health Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre

416 946 4501 x 2363

416 581 8620

Ovarian Cancer Canada

Ovarian Cancer resources

416 962 2701

Nutritionist

Cancer centers have a nutrition department to counsel patients on proper nutrition during treatment

Check with your local Cancer Centre

Psychologist

Cancer centers have a Psychologist to counsel patients

Check with your local Cancer Centre

Social Work Services

Cancer centers have a social worker to help patients

Check with your local Cancer Centre

Thyroid Cancer Center

Information/support for Thyroid cancer patients

416 487 8267

Bikur Cholim or Canadian Cancer Society

Transportation to Appointments

Well Spring

Support for spouses/kids Various art/music/writing programs for patients

416 961 1928 – Downtown

416 480 4440 -Sunny Brook