Cancer Connection
Talk to someone who’s been there.
BY PHONE
CancerConnection is a free, confidential service which puts people with cancer in touch with a trained volunteer with a similar cancer experience. Open to patients and caregivers.
Matches are based on treatment, diagnosis or lifestyle similarities. With volunteers from a national network, the service can match almost every cancer patient. Volunteers listen, share practical stories and offer understanding and encouragement.
ONLINE
CancerConnection.ca is an online community for patients and caregivers to share expeiences and find support. Available 24 hours a day.
Address / Contact Info
Canadian Cancer Society
BC & Yukon
565 W 10th Ave
Vancouver, BCV5Z 4J4
Phone Numbers
Toll-Free: 1-888-939-3333
Local: (604) 675-7148
Toll-free (TTY): 1-866-786-3934
Fax: (604) 675-7301
Service Details
| Regional Centres Served | Burnaby, Calgary, Comox, Comox BC, Courtenay, Duncan, Kelowna, Mississauga, Nanaimo, New Westminister, North Vancouver, Ottawa, Powell River , Powell River, Powell River, BC, Powell River., Ppwell River, Richmond, Sidney, Surrey, Texada Island, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, West Vancouver |
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| Referral protocol | self, physician, specialist, health professional |
| Languages spoken | English |
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Other Programs from This Organization
| BC Cancer’s mandate covers the full spectrum of cancer care from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment, to research and education, to supportive and palliative care. |
| Camp Goodtimes provides a safety-focused, medically supervised, fun and recreational experience for children and teens affected by cancer and their families. |
| Get trusted cancer information, locate community services, find help with travel & accommodations, borrow wigs & prosthesis, talk to someone who’s been there, adjust to life after treatment. |
| Available to cancer patients, caregivers or anyone who needs help understanding cancer and finding community services. Toll-free service accessible in multiple languages. |
| Affordable accommodations located across from the BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre. A home away from home during cancer treatment with meals and support services. |
| Run to Quit pairs the quitting expertise of the Canadian Cancer Society with Running Room’s learn to walk or run 5km clinics. The program greatly increases a person’s chances of quitting smoking while encouraging increased physical activity. |
| Limited, short-term financial assistance to cover a portion of cancer-related transportation and accommodation expenses. |
| Offering a wide range of donated wigs, headwear, permanent prostheses and bras to cancer patients throughout BC who have undergone surgery and cannot afford the cost of a wig or prosthesis. |
This program was last updated on: 05 Apr 2022.
