The following is a list of the support services available. For more information or a referral to any of these programs, contact your social worker or the American Cancer Society.

American Cancer Society
512-928-1144
2433-B Ridgepoint Drive, Suite B
Austin, Texas 78754
Web address: www.acs-tx.org

Coping with Breast Cancer
A support group designed to educate and provide emotional support for women with breast cancer.

Dialogue
An ongoing support group designed to help patients, their families and friends better understand and learn to live with cancer.

Gynecological Support Group
A support group designed to educate and provide emotional support for women with gynecological cancer.

Life After Loss
A bereavement support program for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one within the past two years, regardless of the cause of death.

Look Good ... Feel Better
Provides information to women undergoing cancer treatment to help them look and feel more comfortable with changes in their appearance. This program is offered by licensed cosmetologists and health care professionals in a group setting.

Man to Man
The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Education and Support Program was developed to provide accurate, factual information to men and their partners about prostate cancer in a supportive environment.

New Voice Club of Austin
A support and activities group with monthly meetings for mutual support, education and information. For persons who have had a laryngectomy and their spouses.

Reach to Recovery
Volunteers who have experienced breast cancer visit patients before and after surgery. Patients receive gift items including literature and a temporary breast form. Exercises are demonstrated at the request of the patient's physician.