Dorothy E. Schneider Cancer Center offers several resources for cancer patients and their families to help cope with the process.

Fact Sheets
Breast Cancer
High-dose Radiation Brachytherapy
Chemotherapy
Biological Therapy/High-dose Chemotherapy
Surgery options
Clinical Trials

Prostate Cancer
Radical Prostatectomy
External Beam Radiation
Brachytherapy
Chemotherapy
High-dose Rate Brachytherapy
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Awareness Events

Cancer Survivor's Day celebration
Each year on the first Sunday in June, cancer survivors and their families celebrate life at a picnic in their honor.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Sunday
Annual free event offers free screening and education about prostate cancer by oncology experts. Sponsored by Mills-Peninsula's African American Community Health Advisory Committee.
Second Sunday in September, Hendrickson Auditorium, Mills Health Center.

Breast Cancer Awareness Sunday
Annual free event provides education, survivor panel, speaker. Sponsored by Mills-Peninsula's African American Community Health Advisory Committee.
Second Sunday in October, Hendrickson Auditorium, Mills Health Center.

Una Mano Amiga
Breast cancer education and support for Spanish-speaking women.
October, Hendrickson Auditorium, Mills Health Center.

Surviving and Thriving with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
A monthly class for women with breast cancer. Learn about nutrition, exercise and coping with side effects of treatment, especially lymphedema.
Cancer Center, Mills Health Center. Call for schedule. Free.
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