Call 566-4007 or 1-866-566-4007 toll-free to access any of the following:

• Reach to Recovery A one-to-one support program for women who have had breast cancer. This service offers hospital visitations and telephone support for the patient.
  

• Living With Cancer Support Group People living with cancer, their families and friends meet regularly to help support one another. Meetings take place in various communities.

• Books and Videos about diagnosis and treatment.

• Financial Assistance medications and nutrition supplements, transportation and accommodations (Financial assistance is based on income).

• MedicAlert Bracelets for cancer patients. Free membership for one year for breast cancer and lymphedema patients.
  Application forms available at Canadian Cancer Society, PEI Division, 1 Rochford Street, Charlottetown, PEI C1A9L2

The PEI Breast Cancer Support Groups are survivor-driven groups dedicated to providing support to those affected by breast cancer.

The PEI Breast Cancer Support Groups provide:

• Group support
• A voice of solidarity for Island breast cancer survivors
• Education
• Advocacy

There are regular monthly meetings.

For details contact:

Charlottetown:
Call Judy 569-3496 and/or Glenda at 894-5454  
West Prince:
Call Jan at 853-3320.

Member unit of CBCN (Canadian Breast Cancer Network) 1-800-685-8820

The PEIBCIP has provided books and videos related to breast cancer to the Provincial Library System.Visit your local library or the provincial website for more information or to order a book.

A national service of the Canadian Cancer Society. Call with any questions related to cancer, (e.g. medications, treatments, side effects, clinical trials, complementary therapies and more. Calls are confidential.
Call toll-free 1-888-939-3333, Monday - Friday, 9:00 am-6:00 pm

A free, bilingual confidential telephone or on-line peer support program where people living with cancer or caregivers are matched with trained Cancer Society volunteers who have had a similar cancer experience.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Call toll-free 1-888-939-3333

Teaches women living with cancer how to use cosmetic techniques and hair alternatives to help manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer and its treatment.
For more information, call 894-2077 (Charlottetown) or 432-2500 (Summerside).

The national voice of breast cancer survivors, CBCN represents breast cancer support groups and advocacy and affiliated groups across Canada. National focus groups on the special concerns of rural women and young women with breast cancer have helped the Partnership find ways to reach out to these groups in PEI. CBCN also offers periodic webcasts on different topics of interest to women living with breast cancer and their families. PEi Representative on the CBCN Board of Directors is Judy Donovan Whitty - 902-569-3496
For more information, visit their website at www.cbcn.ca

Intimacy After Breast Cancer - a free day long interactive workshop for women who have experienced BC.  This program/book was developed by Dr. Sally Kydd,Fredericton,NB.  Dr. Kydd describes her personal journey after BC, discovering the need for supports/information.  On PEI, volunteer Judy Donovan Whitty, B.A., M.Ed., Certified Canadian Counsellor & member of the Canadian Counselling Psychotherapist Association facilitates the workshop on behalf of CBCN. Further information and/or to have this workshop in your area feel welcome to contact CBCN or Judy directly at 902-569-3496.

Canadian Cancer Society, PEI Division will provide a wig for women experiencing hair loss due to cancer treatment.

Island-made, knitted 28"x80" wraps are available at New Method Drycleaners next to the Great Canadian Bagel on University Avenue in Charlottetown or the Canadian Cancer Society-PEI Division, Rochford St., Charlottetown, PE.

You can get your first breast prosthesis free from the Prince Edward island Provincial Government by calling (902) 892-4556. Please leave a message. For further purchases of breast prostheses, call:

Linda Murphy, R.N. (902) 393-2821 or (902) 569-3288

Island Home Health Care, 41 St. Peter's Road, Charlottetown (902) 628-1500

Lawtons Drugs, 161 St. Peter's Road, Charlottetown (902) 628-6611

Lawtons Drugs, County Fair Mall, 475 Granville Street, Summerside (902) 432-3563

Atlantic Prosthetics Inc., Polyclinic Professional Centre, 106 - 199 Grafton Street, Charlottetown (902) 368-7767

A free 8 week program, offered three times a year, combining gentle floor and pool exercises with the support of other women. It’s safe, fun and therapeutic. Encore can help you strengthen and tone your arms, shoulders and chest, regain mobility and improve the lymphatic system and your general fitness. Guest speakers present information on a range of complementary therapies and programs.

Contact the CARI Aquatics Complex to see when the next program is available. Call 902-569-4584 (ext. 0) to request information and registration forms. A signature by your primary physician is required.

The program facilitator is Marlene Cairns and the e-mail address is info@caripei.ca

If you’re experiencing trouble with lymphedema, ask your physician to refer you to the trained therapist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.