Cancer Support Community News — Current
Amgen Tour of California
Sun., May 13, 2012 (Stage 1 Begins)
Santa Rosa
The signature event of the Breakaway from Cancer initiative is the Amgen Tour of California, an 8 day cycling event that travels down the coast of California. The 2012 tour will take place on May 13th - 20th, 2012, kicking off in Santa Rosa and ending in Los Angeles. As part of this year's tour, four Breakaway from Cancer non-profit partners, including CSC, will travel to 16 cities, walk with hundreds of cancer survivors and caregivers as part of five Breakaway Mile marches, and distribute valuable resources, information and giveaways at the Breakaway from Cancer booth. Our mission is to empower and support cancer survivors, their families and caregivers. To learn more about Breakaway from Cancer, visit www.BreakawayfromCancer.com.
The Results Are In!
In the year 2011, Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area served over 2,000 people — totaling over 17,000 visits. We are honored to be here for people affected by cancer in their time of need.
New Directors Elected to CSC SFBA Board of Directors
Rod Mickels, Kim Callas, and Patrick Devinger have been elected to the Board of Directors of Cancer Support Community. Rod is CEO of InVision Communications. Kim is the Chief Operations Officer for CMG Financial, and she is also a breast cancer survivor. Patrick is a Commercial Real Estate Analyst for Integra Realty Resources, and he is also a tongue cancer survivor. The Board of Directors is comprised by several volunteers who are responsible for governing Cancer Support Community. This includes developing strategic goals and objectives, approving organizational policies, developing community relationships, and raising funds to support our mission. For more information about our volunteer leaders, click here.
Open to Options Decision Support Program Available
Have you recently been diagnosed with a new or recurrent cancer? Do you need to make decisions about treatment options? Do you have an appointment scheduled to meet with your doctor?
Cancer Support Community now offers a question listing service to help you prepare for your upcoming oncology visit. This service is available at no cost to anyone diagnosed with a new or recurrent cancer who has to make decisions about treatment options. The goals of this program are to help you communicate clearly with your medical team, ask critical questions about your options, and help ensure that your treatment decisions fit your personal hopes and goals. To make an appointment, please call our Walnut Creek office at 925.933.0107 or our Silicon Valley office at 650.968.5000.
