Cancer Resource Room
Information and support services for cancer patients and their families.

Mass General Hospital
MGH is committed to excellence as an institution dedicated to patient care, health care research and education. To achieve such excellence, MGH has organized its web site to provide the following: medical information and news on current health issues, health and clinical research, physician and doctor search services, patient and visitor information and online guide, health-care career opportunities and many other functions to provide the information and assistance you seek.

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Health Information
Learn about the latest health information, medical research, cancer support services and community health resources at these Mass General Hospital organizations: Blum Patient and Family Learning Center, Treadwell Library, Cancer Resource Room and ARCH.

The Blum Patient and Family Learning Center is a health and wellness center dedicated to providing a resource on all health issues. The center specializes in men's and women's health issues as well as children's health issues, community health and public health issues. As a MGH community health partner and community health resource center, the Patient & Family Learning Center provides health information and management resources to help patients and families better understand and improve their health.

The Treadwell Library provides comprehensive information for patient care, teaching and research activities at Mass General. The library serves all Mass General employees, patients and their families.

Cancer Support
MGH provides a great deal of support to our cancer patients. The Cancer Resource Room is an information resource for cancer patients and their families. Learn about the different types of cancer, cancer research, cancer treatments, symptoms of cancer and other cancer information. MGH also helps its cancer patients through Cancer Patient Education. Patient education is provided to promote cancer education and awareness so that our cancer patients can fully understand the nature of their illness. MGH also provides Cancer Support for cancer patients and their families. The cancer treatment center provides cancer information and support to help patients and families cope with the illness. Cancer support is available to all cancer patients regardless of cancer type.

Access to Resources for Community Health (ARCH) is a community health and wellness resource center specializing in providing health information, wellness programs and other health resources. As a part of the MGH community health network, the ARCH health and resource center is geared to providing access to health information for residents of Chelsea, Revere, Everett and Charlestown, Massachusetts.