Lung Cancer Support Services
January 24, 2025
This page was reviewed under our medical and editorial policy by Jyoti Malhotra, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope® Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center; and Jae Y. Kim, M.D., associate professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Cancer Center Duarte
Getting a lung cancer diagnosis is frightening and devastating. Getting through it and figuring out how to live a long life takes layers of support.
Living with Lung Cancer
When you come to City of Hope, you get access to a strong support network, including staff to help you and your family at every step in your journey.
That includes everything from talk therapy to meditation to being connected with a patient navigator.
Supportive care is not just about improving your mood and quality of life — it has been shown in studies to extend life.
Learn more about the resources listed below at our Living with Cancer or Supportive Care Medicine sites.
- Supportive medicine experts to help with pain management
- A team of experts who can help patients manage the side effects of lung cancer symptoms
- Assistance with quitting smoking
- Pulmonary rehabilitation to improve breathing
- Help navigating the health care system
- Behavioral health experts who can help patients manage their emotional, social and spiritual health
- Exercise and movement strategies to help lung cancer patients stay healthy and active
- Assistance with healthy cooking and eating
- Caregiver skills for friends and family members of lung cancer patients
- Talk therapy experts who can share strategies to improve communication with family, partners and loved ones
For more information about the supportive care programs we offer, please contact the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center at (626) 218-2273 (CARE).