Cancer Patient Support Programs and Services
Our programs and services vary by location. Ask your care team how to connect with these services.
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, genetic testing may help your care team understand your diagnosis and better tailor your treatment plan to be as effective as possible. This process usually involves taking a saliva, blood or skin sample. Genetic testing may also uncover hereditary genetic conditions that might increase your cancer risk, even if you do not currently have cancer. Genetic counseling involves meeting with our cancer experts to go over your family and medical history, as well as lifestyle factors, in order to give you concrete steps you can take to lower your cancer risks.
Our Center for International Medicine provides customized services and programs to cancer patients who live outside the United States and wish to receive world-renowned medical care at City of Hope®. Check out our cancer services for international patients.
Patients about to undergo treatment for an illness often feel overwhelmed with how much they need to learn. Click the link below to find tips, advice and resources to help you along your treatment journey.
It's natural for caregivers to get wrapped up in patients' needs. Yet it's essential for caregivers to look after their own well-being.
