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Guide to Cancer Support Services
in Tompkins County
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes
Cancer Support and Information at Cayuga
Medical Center
Local Support Groups
Financial Assistance
Help Paying for Medication
Information and Referral
Help with Insurance and Legal Issues
"Cancer Connections" column in the
Ithaca Journal
Cancer Libraries
Transportation
Parking Permits for People with Disabilities
Advice
for People Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
Bed, Wheelchairs, and Other Equipment
Home Care
Nutritional Assistance
Lymphedema
Internet Resources
Older People and Cancer
Wigs and Make-Up
Breast Prostheses and Mastectomy Supplies
Living with Advanced Cancer
Advanced Directives
End of Life Care
A free 24 page printed booklet with all of the above information
is available at the
Cancer Resource Center (612 West State St.) and in the Department
of Radiation Medicine at Cayuga Medical Center. To have a copy mailed
to you, call 277-0960 or email info@ibca.net.
Tompkins
Charitable Gift Fund provided funding for this booklet. We’d like
to acknowledge the excellent booklets of the Tompkins
County Office for the Aging that were consulted in the preparation of this
publication. Particularly helpful were the booklets, Long-Term Care Support
Services, Financial and Legal Resources for Seniors in Tompkins County, and
Resources for Caregivers in Tompkins County.