City of Hope Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center

07/11/2023

⚖️ The Legal Self-Help Clinic on our Duarte campus is open this Thursday, July 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visiting the clinic will provide you the opportunity to:
- Speak directly with attorneys from the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC)
- Take home English and Spanish print materials
- Learn about assistance for specific legal issues through the CLRC Telephone Assistance Line
The Legal Self-Help Clinic is located at the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center on our Duarte campus (located between Starbucks and the pharmacy).

⚖️ The Legal Self-Help Clinic on our Duarte campus is open this Thursday, July 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Visiting the clinic will provide you the opportunity to:
- Speak directly with attorneys from the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC)
- Take home English and Spanish print materials
- Learn about assistance for specific legal issues through the CLRC Telephone Assistance Line

The Legal Self-Help Clinic is located at the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center on our Duarte campus (located between Starbucks and the pharmacy).

05/05/2023

Our Women’s Cancers Support Group meets virtually every second Tuesday of each month, 5 to 6:30 p.m. PT. Please attend if you’ve been diagnosed with breast or gynecological cancer in the past year!

- Meet City of Hope oncology counselor Lisa Donley-Lanyi, LMFT.
- Find community with other women going through the same challenges.
- Reduce feelings of anxiety and distress.
- Learn ways of coping.

Registration is required. Please email LDonley-Lanyi@coh.org, or call 626-218-8049 for more information.

03/22/2023

You lost your hair. Now what?

Now offering in-person and virtual workshops!

Learn about hair loss and scalp care in cancer treatment and ways to manage it.
Attendees can learn about:
-Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia
-Emotional suffering and ways to cope
-Cold capping
-Postchemo hair
-Scalp care tips and
-Tour the new Positive Image Center, Duarte

Who can benefit from this workshop?
-Anyone with a cancer diagnosis and survivors
-Anyone who is experiencing, or will experience, hair loss
-Anyone whose hair might be thinning or is struggling with scalp problems

R.S.V.P. at cityofhope.org/PositiveImage

Contact Maiya Spinks at 626-218-9105 or mspinks@coh.org for questions or stop by the Positive Image Center, Duarte campus.

03/08/2023

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is hosting its annual SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BLOOD CANCER CONFERENCE on SATURDAY, MARCH 25th at the ANAHEIM MARRIOTT.

The program is IN-PERSON again this year, allowing patients, survivors, caregivers, family members, and healthcare professionals to learn more about blood cancer treatment options, emerging therapies, managements of survivorship issues, LLS resources, while also connecting with others in their community.

Dr. Michael Rosenzweig, MD, MS from City of Hope will be presenting on Multiple Myeloma.

Please share with the friends and family members that you think would benefit from the program.

Here is the link to the conference website: www.LLS.org/SCABCC23

02/23/2023

Are you having chronic pain after cancer treatment?

We are pleased to invite you to City of Hope’s Cancer Pain Rehabilitation Program. The Cancer Pain Rehabilitation Program combines a virtual therapy group, educational videos, in-person individualized one-on-one physical therapy, occupational therapy and osteopathic manipulative treatment to help you manage chronic pain in a holistic way.

How will you benefit from this program?
• Increase your physical functioning and participation in meaningful activities, such as work, school or social life.
• Improve your mood, sleep and self-esteem.
• Gain new skills and strategies for living with chronic pain.
• Find a community while learning with other cancer survivors who understand chronic pain.
• Learn about how biological, psychological, emotional and social factors influence chronic pain.
• Decrease reliance on opioids, which may have harmful long-term effects.
• Improve communication about your pain with health care providers, family and friends.

How to Enroll
Please email cancerpainrehab@coh.org. A staff member will call you to confirm your interest in the program and to answer any questions you may have.

Program Meetings

The group meets virtually for six consecutive Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn more https://www.cityofhope.org/cancer-pain-rehabilitation-program-established-improve-quality-life

02/22/2023

"‘One City of Hope’ means more people on your team and more families getting more support. We are letting them know we are here for you, we can help you through this journey and we can help you be YOU again." – Navneet Kaur, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope Los Angeles
More lives have been transformed by City of Hope’s leading-edge research and compassionate care since we joined forces with Cancer Treatment Centers of America. As we move forward in our shared mission to advance cancer research and care, we're moving forward as one. Cancer Treatment Centers of America is now City of Hope! Read more: https://bit.ly/3xDWlhu

"‘One City of Hope’ means more people on your team and more families getting more support. We are letting them know we are here for you, we can help you through this journey and we can help you be YOU again." – Navneet Kaur, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope Los Angeles

More lives have been transformed by City of Hope’s leading-edge research and compassionate care since we joined forces with Cancer Treatment Centers of America. As we move forward in our shared mission to advance cancer research and care, we're moving forward as one. Cancer Treatment Centers of America is now City of Hope! Read more: https://bit.ly/3xDWlhu

02/02/2023

We are pleased to announce the Women's Cancers Support Group (Virtual) at City of Hope.

This group is for people diagnosed with Stage 1, 2 or 3 breast or gynecologic cancer in the last 12 months.

Join us to share with others who are going through the same challenges. Find and give support, and increase feelings of hope. Find community, and reduce feelings of loneliness, anxiety and distress. Learn new ways of coping. This group is intended to provide an opportunity for mutual sharing and support.

Registration is required.

Please contact Lisa Donley-Lanyi, LMFT to register at ldonley-lanyi@coh.org or call 626-218-8049

01/09/2023

You lost your hair. Now what?
Learn about hair loss and scalp care in cancer treatment and ways to manage it.
Attendees can learn about:
-Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia
-Emotional suffering and ways to cope
-Cold capping
-Postchemo hair
-Scalp care tips and
-Tour the new Positive Image Center, Duarte

Who can benefit from this workshop?
-Anyone with a cancer diagnosis and survivors
-Anyone who is experiencing, or will experience, hair loss
-Anyone whose hair might be thinning or is struggling with scalp problems

R.S.V.P. at cityofhope.org/PositiveImage

Contact Maiya Spinks at 626-218-9105 or mspinks@coh.org for questions or stop by the Positive Image Center, Duarte campus.

12/08/2022

Learn all you need to know at City of Hope’s Virtual Patient and Family Welcome and Orientation, every Monday and Wednesday at 11 a.m. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Vk6xpL.

11/23/2022

We have more than 5,000 health professionals trained in City of Hope’s evidence-based supportive care methods.

A $10 million gift from The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation supports City of Hope’s efforts to give patients across its cancer care system expanded access to its supportive care medicine offerings and to advocate for establishing supportive care as a standard practice for cancer care in the United States.

11/23/2022

Balancing your physical, spiritual and mental well-being can be challenging. City of Hope’s supportive care team can help you restore a sense of balance when you need it.

A $10 million gift from The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation supports City of Hope’s efforts to give patients across its cancer care system expanded access to its supportive care medicine offerings and to advocate for establishing supportive care as a standard practice for cancer care in the United States.