Community Resources and Support
Community resources are vital for patients and their families as they navigate the challenges of cancer diagnosis and treatment. These resources aim to provide emotional, practical, and financial support to help patients thrive, whether it's at work, in legal matters, or through specialized health and emotional assistance.
Cancer and Careers empowers and educates people living with cancer to thrive in their workplace by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events.
Triage Cancer® has extensive free resources for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals, on the legal and practical issues that may arise after a diagnosis. Under each category, you can access our free animated videos, quick guides & checklists, state laws, and other resources that may be helpful.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work. Visit online or call for support: 1-800-772-1213.
American Cancer Society provides a tool to search by area and category for various programs and resources.
A compiled list of organizations in the Bay Area and beyond, which offer support groups to the public.
Stanford School of Medicine lists cancer related organizations and their web links separated into the following categories: patient oriented organizations, professional, international and wellness.
The Stanford Medicine Palliative Care Center offers a range of community resources for cancer patients and their families including local resources and media on the topic of end of life.
Hair & Wigs
Organizations that provide wig and other hair solutions to empower those suffering hair loss due to cancer drugs and/or treatments: