 Cancer
Support Community is a non-profit organization
whose mission is to ensure that all people impacted
by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by
action, and sustained by community. While some CSC-CI
prog rams are diagnosis-specific, the majority are not.
All CSC-CI programs and services are provided at no
charge to participants.
Through participation
in professionally-led
support groups, educational
workshops and
mind-body classes
using the “patient
active” concept,
people with cancer
and their loved ones
learn vital skills that
enable them to regain
control over their
lives, reduce isolation
and restore hope,
regardless of the stage
of their disease. This
concept includes actions,
attitudes and behaviors that empower people with cancer
to become active partners with their health care team in making
treatment decisions. The survivor decides how to live with
cancer, as he or she learns, shares and gathers strength for a
journey through cancer.
CSC-CI is not an alternative, but a complement to
conventional medical treatment. Each person decides what
activities to attend.
Our Mission
The mission of Cancer Support Community is to ensure
that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by
knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by
community.
Our Vision
Cancer Support Community is the leading provider of life-long support for cancer survivorship. We are a partner in the healing process; providing dynamic, unique, and flexible programs tailored to meet the needs of a growing and diverse survivor population to help them on the journey with, through, and beyond cancer.
Our Beliefs
- Many, many people recover from cancer.
- Cancer patients can benefit from sharing experiences and support with others, and need not be alone.
- Cancer patients can participate in their recovery along with their healthcare team.
- Family members and friends of an individual with cancer, including children, can also benefit from information and support.
- By reducing isolation, managing stress, and having hope, cancer patients can enhance their quality of life, positively affect their immune system, and gain strength in the fight for recovery.
- There is Hope.
Our Philosophy
"Cancer patients who participate in their fight for recovery along with their health care team—rather than being hopeless, helpless, passive victims of the disease—will improve the quality of their lives and may enhance the possibility of their recovery."
Harold H. Benjamin, Ph.D.-Founder, Cancer Support Community
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