Some support services available to those with breast cancer in South Florida.
Support groupsBoca Raton
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Lynn Cancer Institute
, Sandler Pavilion, 701 NW 13th St. Breast cancer survivors, 11:15 a.m. first Friday of the month and 5:30 p.m. second Wednesday of the month. brrh.com, 561-955-4501. Breast cancer networking group for newly diagnosed women younger than age 50, 4:30 p.m. fourth Monday of the month. brrh.com, 561-955-4501. Cancer caregivers, 4:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays. brrh.com, 561-955-5406.
Coral Springs
Coral Springs Medical Center
, Cafe Conference Room, 3000 Coral Hills Drive. browardhealth.org, 954-344-3344. Breast cancer support group, 6:30 p.m. third Thursday of the month.
Deerfield Beach
North Broward Medical Center
, 201 E. Sample Road. browardhealth.org, RSVP Linda Watson at 954-786-5127. Wellness group for cancer patients undergoing treatment, 5:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays in the Cancer Center Waiting Room. Family and friends cancer support group, 5:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays in Cancer Center Waiting Room. Look Good … Feel Better, 10 a.m. last Monday of every month (registration required). Spanish-speaking women’s cancer group, 6 p.m. first Mondays in the Neuro Resource Center, off the main lobby. Call Patty Gonzalez at 754-366-6219.
Fort Lauderdale
Holy Cross Hospital
, Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center, 4725 N. Federal Highway, first floor. 954-267-7770. Breast cancer support group, 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Survivors of all types of cancer, including breast, 5:30 p.m. Mondays. Families/caregivers for patients with all types of cancer, 5:30 p.m. Mondays.
Hollywood
Memorial Regional Hospital South
, Imaging Center, 3600 Washington St., second floor. mhs.net, 954-791-6318. 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
Pembroke Pines
Memorial Hospital West
Medical Office Building, Breast Cancer Center, 603 N. Flamingo Road, Suite 157. mhs.net, 954-844-9712. 5:30 p.m. first Wednesdays of the month.
Weston
Cleveland Clinic Florida
, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Cancer Center. Breast cancer support group, 10 a.m. third Mondays of the month at T1-20 (first-floor T area). 216-444-2260.
Other services
Gift Closet, Cancer Resource Center
, American Cancer Society, 3363 W. Commercial Blvd., Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-0880, ext. 7514. Provides wigs, mastectomy bras, breast prostheses, and some ostomy supplies to newly diagnosed cancer patients who do not have insurance or resources to cover the cost of these items. Due to limitations, only one gift item per patient. Those coming into the office for assistance must be ambulatory.
Look Good, Feel Better program
featuring makeup, skin care and wig styling for women who are undergoing cancer treatment. Contact the American Cancer Society at cancer.org, 800-227-2345.
For more information about other American Cancer Society resources in
, call 954-564-0880 (3363 W. Commercial Blvd., Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale). In South
, call 561-394-7751 (141 NW 20th St., Suite H-1,
).
Gilda’s Club of South Florida,
119 Rose Drive, Fort Lauderdale. gildasclubsouthflorida.org, 954-763-6776. This cancer support community, which operates out of a historic home, is for anyone touched by cancer. Breast cancer networking group, 6:30 p.m. second Tuesdays of the month. Wellness group for those with any type of cancer, 12:30 p.m. Mondays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Been There, Done That group for post-treatment survivors, 6:30 p.m. on the last Monday of the month; call for location. Gilda’s Club also offers lectures, workshops, social events and programs. All activities free.
Image Recovery Center,
Memorial Hospital West Medical Office Building, Breast Cancer Center, 603 N. Flamingo Road, Suite 159, Pembroke Pines. mhs.net, 954-844-6814. This center, which is open to the public, has a spa-like ambience with two beauty salon stations. It offers facials, pedicures, manicures and products suitable for those with compromised immune systems. Women can get their heads shaved and buy wigs, prosthesis and mastectomy bras among other items.
