The Friends of the Mass General Hospital Cancer Center Spring Luncheon

Please join us for the Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April 24, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Taj Boston

Featuring special guests:

Barbara Delinsky
Best-selling author and breast cancer survivor

Barbara L. Smith, MD, PhD
Director, Breast Program
Co-Director, Gillette Center for Women's Cancers at Massachusetts General Hospital

See photos and read about the Friends of the Cancer Center Fall Benefit

The Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center

A cancer diagnosis changes every aspect of life. Relationships may be strained by difficult emotions, self-esteem may suffer from the side effects of treatment, and finances may be stretched to the breaking point. There is no time when a friend is needed more.

Please help us continue to provide essential resources and services to members of our Cancer Center community. For more information on how to become a member of The Friends of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, please call (617) 726-1063 or email the Friends.

How the Friends Offer Encouragement and Hope

Through the generosity of individual and corporate donors, The Friends are able to fund these and other important programs for cancer patients and their families:

• Support of the Maxwell V. Blum Cancer Resource Room, an inviting place where patients and families can get information from knowledgeable staff, books, brochures, and reliable Internet sites
• Funding assistance for the Network for Patients & Families, which matches patients with others who have a similar diagnosis and lifestyle
• Creation of educational booklets and videos in English, Spanish and other languages
• Growth of the HOPES Program, which offers yoga, massage, acupuncture, music and art therapy, educational seminars and workshops
• Contributions to The Howard Ulfelder, MD, Healing Garden, a rooftop sanctuary
• Provision of magazines, toys, music and refreshments for cancer patients
• Support of a newsletter written for patients and families by patients and families
• An emergency fund for families coping with cancer
• An annual award to an oncology nurse who is pursuing further education in cancer care

Over the years, The Friends have raised over $5 million for the programs we support.