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American Cancer Society - Support Groups
| Address: | 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300
Topsham, ME 04086-1240 |
| Phone: | (207) 373-3730; 1-800-ACS-2345 (toll free) |
| Fax: | (207) 725-6680 |
| Website: | Website |
| Services: | Reach to Recovery:
The American Cancer Society provides support for women dealing with the emotional and physical effects of breast cancer. Volunteers visit breast cancer patients, answer questions and share personal experiences. Early support is also available for women who have detected a breast lump. Reach To Recovery volunteers are positive role models. Man To man The Man to Man program helps men cope with prostate cancer by offering community-based education and support for patients and their family members. A core component of the program is the self-help and/or support group. Volunteers organize these free monthly meetings where speakers and participants learn about and discuss information about prostate cancer, treatment, side effects, and how to cope with prostate cancer and its treatment. Some Man to Man groups may invite wives and partners to attend meetings. In other locations, wives and partners may meet separately in a group setting called Side by Side |
| Fees: | None. |
| Hours: | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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