Finding Support During Treatm... Health Article

Dealing with your feelings is often easier as you learn more about your disease and get support. Here are some ways you might get help. Ask questions and talk about your concerns with your healthcare team. Talk with friends and relatives. Get in touch with others who have had lymphoma. Meet with a social worker, psychologist or psychiatrist, or member of the clergy. Many people with lymphoma go to support groups. There, they can share what they have learned about lymphoma and its treatments. Here are some ways to find support.

• Ask a nurse or social worker at your hospital or clinic for referrals. They may suggest a local or national group. Many of these offer emotional support, financial aid, transportation, home care, or other services.

• Call the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at 1-800-955-4572 . They provide information about lymphoma.

• Call the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service. You can reach them at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). They have information about resources.

• Call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345). It is a nonprofit organization that helps people with cancer and their families.