Cancer CAREpoint provides personalized Counseling, Assistance, Resources & Education to Bay Area cancer patients, survivors, families & caregivers at no cost.
(Online) Nutritional Strategies to Calm Inflammation
Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Inflammation is a driving force for many dis-ease conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
What you eat and how you live your life can either increase or positively modulate inflammatory pathways. This talk will review foods, meal plans and lifestyle choices that can help calm inflammation.
Facilitator: Nancy Birang, Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist
(Online) Living With and Beyond Cancer
Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
This 4-part series will explore recovery, adjustment, and support during the next phase of the cancer journey—whether you are living with cancer as a chronic condition or transitioning out of initial active treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation.
Please join us for meaningful discussions about post-treatment care planning, physical, emotional, and relationship changes, as well as strategies for managing ongoing health concerns, uncertainty, and anxiety. This series provides an opportunity to connect with others, share experiences, and learn ways to support your well-being as you move forward.
Facilitator: Ellen Ostergren LCSW
Programs
Counseling and Family CARE
Cancer CAREpoint offers one-on-one, couple and family counseling sessions with Master’s level professionally trained counselors.
Exercise & Movement
Studies have found that cancer patients who engage in moderate exercise each week experience significant benefits, both physical and emotional. Cancer CAREpoint offers classes in gentle movement, yoga, qigong and finding balance.
Mind-body Skills
Cancer CAREpoint offers classes in meditation, guided imagery, and mind-body skills. Meditation helps manage stress and anxiety and is beneficial to cancer patients and their caregivers. Guided Imagery can prepare patients for treatment, medical appointments and other cancer-related procedures.
Nutrition Services
Proper nutrition can help cancer patients with recovery, vitality and quality of life. Cancer CAREpoint’s classes deliver information about the best nutrition during and after treatment, and provide recipes and information about how eating well can make a difference in your health.
Support Groups
Cancer CAREpoint provides a wide variety of support groups for both cancer patients and their caregivers and families. All groups provide a supportive environment to explore the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
Survivorship
More and more individuals are living with cancer and facing the emotional and physical challenges that come with finishing treatment. Cancer CAREpoint has created a variety of programs to support cancer survivors.
Wig Services
Experienced Cancer CAREpoint Wig Bank volunteers will help cancer patients select a wig and head covering. They will also give instructions on how to use and care for the wig.
