What is the CARE Center, and how does it work?
The CARE Center is Roddenbery Memorial Library's answer to the community's need
for more information on cancer. The name CARE Center stands for Cancer Awareness
Resource Environment--a quiet, private place to find help. The help that the CARE
Center offers is for those who have been diagnosed with cancer or their family
members, who want to find out more about the disease itself, do research to make
more informed choices about treatment options, or find out more about caregivers
and their services.
The center also offers a variety of information on cancer prevention, early
detection, and advocacy--taking up the fight against cancer. Made possible in
part by a grant from the American Cancer Society, the CARE center features many
of the resources that the Society provides. The American Cancer Society web page
and hotline number are available through the center, as well as information on
the many American Cancer Society programs offered.
Other resources include relatively secluded internet access, pamphlets, medical
journals, reference books, circulating books, videos, and audio books.
Information is available in Spanish. The Care Center is actually a network of
resources putting people in touch with the knowledge and the people that can
help them. In some cases it can become a network for people with the same
needs through support programs or prevention training.
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