Cancer Support for the East End of Long Island
Mentorship and Hope From People Who Have Been There
Cancer is scary and isolating. Connecting with someone who understands can make it easier. Cancer Hope Network is working with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Phillips Family Cancer Center and Ellen Hermanson Breast Center to build a peer support network for all adult patients, caregivers and survivors on the East End of Long Island, regardless of where they are being treated.
Get Matched
Peer support matches are made between a patient or a caregiver and a trained mentor volunteer who faced a similar experience. Free and confidential matches may be based on a shared diagnosis, treatment, consideration of a clinical trial or other lifestyle factors. Matches are supported by a team of Cancer Hope Network healthcare and social work professionals who provide additional guidance and resources.
Volunteer
Being matched with a support volunteer can help reduce fear and provide hope through each stage of a cancer diagnosis, treatment, clinical trial and survivorship. Survivors and caregivers are invited to serve as Support Volunteers. Volunteers are provided extensive training and ongoing support. Serving as a volunteer is an opportunity to “pay it forward,” helping clients facing one of life’s toughest challenges.
