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For Patients, Families & Caregivers

Cancer education and support are an important part of the cancer treatment process. Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Dallas offers several programs through the Virginia R. Cvetko Patient Education Center to help you and your loved ones understand and manage the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges of cancer.

The Cvetko Center staff includes a medical director, program manager, nurse educator, chaplains, social workers, psychologist, music practitioner and trained cancer survivor volunteers. Click on any link below to learn more about cancer education and support programs offered at Baylor Dallas.

• Cvetko Patient Education Calendar
• Events & Free Screenings
• Cancer Support Groups
• Educational Programs
• Cancer Resource Areas
• Cooking Healthy During Treatment

Cancer Support Groups

The Virginia R. Cvetko Patient Education Center is pleased to offer disease-specific education programs that address the needs of individuals with specific types of cancer. Please call 214.820.2608 to register.

Please note that unless noted otherwise, support groups will be held in the Cvetko center, Suite 200 in the Baylor Sammons Cancer Center located at 3410 Worth Street in Dallas, Texas.

• Amyloid Support North Texas: Quarterly, 2nd Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Room 7, lower level, Truett Hospital (outside cafeteria).
• Bladder/Kidney Cancer Support Group: Quarterly beginning in January 2012, Cvetko Center Group Room, 3410 Worth St., Ste. 200.
• Breast Cancer Support Group: Monthly, 1st & 3rd Tuesday evening, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; 9101 N. Central Epwy., Second floor conference room.
• Carcinoid Cancer Texas Survivors: Monthly, 2nd Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Room 1, lower level, Truett Hospital (outside of cafeteria).
• Colon Cancer Support Group: monthly on 3rd Thursday, 1-2:30 p.m., Cvetko Center, Suite 200
• Graft vs Host Disease Support Group: Quarterly, 2nd Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Room 2, lower level, Truett Hospital (outside cafeteria).
• Lung Cancer Education Support Group: Monthly, 4th Thursday, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., 9101 N. Central Epwy., Second floor conference room.
• North Texas Myeloma Support Group: Monthly, second Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sammons Cancer Center, 3410 Worth St.,10th floor conference center.
• Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Support Group: Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cvetko Center Group Room, 3410 Worth St., Ste. 200.
• Ovarian Cancer Support Group: Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Cvetko Center Group room, 3410 Worth St., Ste 200.
• Prostate Cancer Education and Support Group: Monthly, first Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Cvetko Center group room, 3410 Worth St., Ste. 200.
• Waldenström's MacroglobulinemiaSupport Group: Five Saturdays annually, 10:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., Room 7, lower level, Truett Hospital (outside of cafeteria).

Educational Programs

Other education programs are not specific to a particular type of cancer but provide education on general topics.

• Thriving with Breast Cancer, 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Cvetko Center group room, 3410 Worth St., Ste. 200.  Important pre- and post-operative information.
• Clinical Updates is a monthly program designed to give information on a specific topic or disease.
• Look Good . . . Feel Better is a program that helps women cope with the visible side effects of cancer treatment. Co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society.  Held 1st Monday of February, April, June, August, October and December.
• Healing Through Journaling uses writing techniques to help people gain insight and improve communication during treatment. Relaxation Made Easy is a program that provides a series of relaxation techniques.
• Wisdom for Life is a program designed specifically to address the special needs of those with cancer.
• Some programs offered by the Cvetko Center are designed to provide tools that may reduce tension, anxiety, anger or fatigue.

Cancer Resource Area

To help you and your family learn about and cope with cancer, the Cvetko Center also offers a patient library on the Baylor Dallas campus:

The Deborah Leah Kielman-Rodriguez Patient Education Library is located inside the Cvetko Center. This dedicated library offers books written about others' cancer experiences, cancer medical guides and cookbooks with healthy recipes to prepare for cancer treatment. These items may be borrowed free of charge. There are computers available for research for survivors to use.