Breast Cancer Support Services
April 10, 2025
This page was reviewed under our medical and editorial policy by Susan Yost, Ph.D., staff scientist, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, and Emma Wolfe, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., senior health education specialist, City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte
At City of Hope, our patients have access to a wide range of supportive care and long-term follow-up programs. This includes support with side effects related to breast cancer treatment, providing supportive community programs for patients and caregivers and offering help as you recover and return to work, life and your relationships with loved ones.
Living With Breast Cancer
Our supportive care team helps patients:
- Manage symptoms and side effects, such as pain, lymphedema, nausea and fatigue
- Handle emotional, social and spiritual issues
- Address fertility and sexual health concerns
- Improve communication with loved ones
- Find patient activities to restore their body and mind
- Learn cosmetic techniques for cancer- or treatment-related appearance issues
- Navigate health insurance and financial questions
- Build caregiver skills
Partners Clinic
Our breast cancer Partners Clinic is a unique program offering partners and families the support they need to grow closer as they work with a loved one who is going through a cancer journey.
Read more about the Breast Cancer Partners Clinic.
Support During Recovery from Breast Cancer
When you have finished breast cancer treatment, you may feel relieved or excited. However, some worry that their cancer could come back, or they may feel lost without the same level of care from their cancer care providers. It’s important to go to all follow-up appointments, so your cancer care team can ask you about any problems you may have experienced, as well as conduct exams, lab tests or imaging to look for signs of cancer or treatment side effects.