Support groups at UCSF Medical Center help patients and their families cope with disease and treatment and learn from the experiences of others. Here are a few of the support groups available to our patients.
The Peer Support Program offers cancer patients the opportunity to speak with survivors or with veteran patients who have already "been there." This is an on-the-phone service and it's free. All cancer patients are welcome regardless of where the care is received. Patients can be matched with peer support volunteers according to criteria such as diagnosis, stage, age, gender or by preference of the person seeking support.
See our online bookstore for a sampling of books written and recommended by our doctors, nurses and other health care staff.
See our library of patient education on topics ranging from arrhythmia to weight-loss surgery.
