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patient dealing with a cancer diagnosis needs and deserves
the support, advice and steadfast concern of friends.
At the Cancer Center, there is an organization that
offers the friendship of hospital volunteers to
help ensure that cancer patients do not have
to face their ordeal alone.
 The
Friends of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center was established
in 1984 as a volunteer organization committed
to providing comfort, support, and education
to cancer patients and
their families. In addition to developing
public information programs, the Friends
provide a variety of patient services
designed to inform and give emotional
assistance. The Friends make grants to
encourage and implement staff ideas that
benefit cancer patients and their families.
All of these activities are supported
through an annual fundraiser and the
generosity of the group's members.
If your life or the life of a friend has
been touched by cancer, or if you are
simply looking for a rewarding volunteer
opportunity and a way to help cancer
patients and their families, please
consider joining The Friends of the
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Grants
 Each
spring, The Friends present several
Cancer Center caregivers funds for projects
or equipment that will benefit their
patients. In the past, we have given
awards for:
- A rocking chair and children's furniture
and toys
- Music and flowers for waiting and
treatment areas
- Patient Education booklets and videos
on:
- Complementary/Alternative
Therapies
- Radiation Therapy - A Handbook
for Breast Cancer Patients
- Making
the Transition: Going
Home with a Terminal Illness
- How to Help Children
Through a Parent's Serious
Illness
- Three videos to help pediatric
cancer patients and their
families better understand
cancer and cancer treatments
- The Wall
of Hope
- A fund, administered by the Social
Service Department, to help families
in need
- Awards for Patient Care
- "Oncology Nurse Career Development
Award"
Each year, The Friends present
an award of $1,000 to an oncology
nurse for his or her education.
The recipient of this award
is selected by an oncology
nurse committee.
- "Career Achievement Award"
The Friends present an award
of $1,000 to a member of the
non-medical staff who has
shown excellence in serving
the needs of cancer patients.
Past recipients have included
Joan Holmes, Mac Moore and
Gloria Niles.
Barnes and Noble Book
Event
 Each
November, The Friends of the MGH Cancer Center organize a
fundraiser at Barnes and Noble Bookstore. This cocktail buffet
includes entertainment, a silent auction, famous authors for
book signings and the opportunity to holiday shop.
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