Colorectal pathfinder

Canadian Cancer Society

Odette Cancer Centre

Colorectal Cancer Canada

BC Cancer Agency

Health Link BC

Mayo Clinic (US-based)

• Cancer View Canada
  Watch "The Truth of It" video series online at cancerview.ca/thetruthofit.
• Cancer Care (US-based)
  Listen online at cancercare.org/connect (click on Listen to Workshops) or on your smartphone / tablet (search for Cancer Care in the Podcasts app).
• Patient Education Event - Colorectal Cancer
  Watch presentations from this September 2016 event
• Odette Cancer Centre patient education videos
  Browse our cancer education video library

These free drop-in sessions and classes take place in the Odette Cancer Centre for patients and caregivers.

Please pick up a calendar from the PEARL (T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) or go to sunnybrook.ca/cancereducation (click on My workshops and classes).

• Introduction to Chemotherapy
• Clinical Trials and Your Care
• Ask a Radiation Therapist
• Tips to Quit Smoking
• Ask an Exercise Expert
• Ask a Nutrition Expert

• Breathe Easy!
• Art Therapy
• Lymphedema
• Early Menopause
• Ask a Pharmacist
• Ask a Nurse (RN)

Colorectal Cancer: Understanding Your Diagnosis (Canadian Cancer Society)
Please go to cancer.ca/publications, or drop by the PEARL (T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) at Odette Cancer Centre to pick one up.

Colorectal Cancer Canada
Please go to colorectalcancercanada.com

Ostomy Resources (Odette Cancer Centre)
Please visit the PEARL (located on T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) to pick up your copy.

You can borrow these books from the Odette Cancer Centre / Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Please visit the PEARL Library (T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) or call 416.480.4534 for more information.

• 100 Questions & Answers about Colorectal Cancer, 2011
• What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Colorectal Cancer, 2004

Odette Patient & Family Support

Telephone: 416.480.4623
Location: TG-230 (T-wing, ground floor)
Free services to help you manage eating, stress, worry, financial concerns, changes in health, and daily activities.

Odette Nutrition Resource Centre

Telephone: 416.480.3438
Location: Odette Cancer Centre, T-wing, ground floor, TG-261 (across from Druxy’s)
A free drop-in service where you can meet with Clinical Nutrition staff to review your diet, help with problems with eating and appetite, and answer any questions or concerns about nutrition.

Canadian Cancer Society

Toll-free: 1.888.939.3333
Website: cancer.ca/support
Email: ccs@cancer.ca
Free services that includes peer support, support groups, online communities, a telephone cancer information service, and the Wheels of Hope Transportation Service.

Cancer Chat Canada

Website: cancerchat.desouzainstitute.com
Professionally-led online support groups for people affected by Cancer.

Colorectal Cancer Canada

Telephone: 1.877.502.6566
Website: colorectal-cancer.ca (click on Support Resources)
Email: information@colorectal-cancer.ca
Free support groups, online groups, workplace support, and information on living with colorectal cancer and how to connect with a cancer coach.

Gilda's Club Toronto

Telephone: 416.214.9898
Website: gildasclubtoronto.org
Email: info@gildasclubtoronto.org
Free support groups including Living with Cancer Support Group, Friends and Family Support Group, and many more.

Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre

Telephone: 905.579.4833
Website: hearthplace.org
Location: Oshawa, Ontario
Free support services, emotional support, and wellness programs including a support group for caregivers, a class on eating well during cancer treatment, and more.

Wellspring

Telephone: 1.877.499.9904
Website: wellspring.ca
Location(s): Several including Westerkirk House (on the Sunnybrook campus)
Free programs, including, Breast Cancer Support Groups, Nourish: Breast Cancer and Healthy Eating, and many more.