Resources
Cancer Center brochure
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When you have a suspicious breast screening
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Palliative Care
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Preparing for the
death of a loved one
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VIDEOS
Robotic Prostate Surgery
Digital Mammography
ANNUAL REPORTS
Outstanding Achievement Award
Backus Hospital's Cancer Center has received the Commission on Cancer's Outstanding Achievement Award, placing it among an elite group of cancer centers nationwide.
Cancer Support Services
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Support Group Meetings for Cancer Survivors, Caregivers and Significant Others
• Meets the last Wednesday of every month.
• 7 - 8:30 p.m.
• Backus Hospital Conference Room, Radiation Therapy Building.
For more information, please call Suzanne Smith at ext. 4240.
Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
(Norwich) Second Thursday, alternate months,
7PM,
Backus Hospital.
For more information call 887-3551 or 887-2547.
Look Good - Feel Better
• Held every six weeks at different locations.
There is no fee, but registration required.
Call the American Cancer Society at 887-2547, option 3.
Bereavement Support Group
Sponsored by The Compassionate Friends (TCF) to offer friendship, understanding, and hope to families following the death of a child.
• Usually held on the fourth Tuesday of the month
• Backus Hospital Medical Office Building conference room.
Program free; no registration required. Call 468-0018 for more information.
Breast Cancer Support Group
For breast cancer patients and their families, facilitated by a Backus social worker.
• Usually held on the third Tuesday of the month
• 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the
• Backus Hospital Radiation Therapy Waiting Room, Medical Office Building.
Program free; no registration required. Call 889-8331, ext. 4239 or 2777 for more information.
Cancer Support Group
Cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, significant others and families are invited to discuss how cancer has affected their lives.
• Usually held on the second Tuesday of the month
• noon - 1 p.m. in the
• Backus Hospital Radiation Therapy Conference Room in the Medical Office Building.
Program free; no registration required. Call 889-8331, ext. 4239 or 2777 for more information.
Bereavement Support Group,
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
Open to anyone in the community who may have lost a loved one, regardless of when the loss occurred. These discussions occur in a supportive and nonthreatening atmosphere in a variety of locations throughout southeastern Connecticut.
Program free but registration required. Call 848-5699 for more information.
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
For cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Education and support group during treatment and afterward.
• Usually held the third Tuesday of the month
• Backus Medical Office Building Conference Room.
Program free; no registration required. Call 860-892-2777 for more information.
Schwartz Center Rounds
The William W. Backus Hospital hosts Schwartz Center Rounds, unique, multi-disciplinary sessions in which hospital staff explore the emotional side of caregiving.
A national program with sites across the country, Schwartz Center Rounds are funded by the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, a Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing compassionate healthcare. In a typical Rounds session, a panel of caregivers presents a patient case that brought up interesting and important psychosocial issues. Topics have included: delivering bad news; when religious or spiritual beliefs conflict with medical advice; taking care of a colleague; and losing a patient.
Hospital staff then share their own thoughts and feelings related to the day's topic. Unlike grand rounds, these sessions are not about clinical problemsolving, but rather about exploring and processing the emotions that come up in the daily work of hospital staff. A comprehensive study of Schwartz Center Rounds has shown them to help caregivers connect better with patients emotionally; enhance their understanding of the effects of illness on patients and their families; improve communication among caregivers and decrease feelings of caregiver isolation and stress.
• Schwartz Center Rounds are held monthly.
For more information about Schwartz Center Rounds, visit
www.theschwartzcenter.org