Resources

Special Place Guided Imagery

This guided practice uses all the senses to support healing and emotional steadiness.

Mindful Breathing Meditation

Helps ease pain, reduce chemo-related symptoms, boost immunity, and increase calm, self-awareness, and resilience.

Ina®, The Intelligent Nutrition Assistant

Ina® provides personalized, evidence-based nutrition support 24/7 “on demand” to help cancer patients.

Gentle Yoga Classes

Learn various techniques to help reduce stress and balance mind, body and spirit.

DC Young Adult Cancer Community Programs

Addresses the unique challenges and concerns of young adults in their 20’s, 30’s, and early 40’s who are living with cancer.

Cooking & Nutrition Classes

Eating well is one of the most fundamental and accessible ways of promoting good health and living well.

Reiki & Energy Healing

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.

Naturopathy

Aims to prevent and treat disease by addressing its root cause.

Acupuncture

A technique in which practitioners insert fine needles into the skin to treat health problems.

CancerChoices

Provides independent, evidence-based resources to help people understand and navigate their options for integrative cancer care.

William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing

Provides services for people impacted by loss, grief, and trauma.

Cancer Support Community DC

Always free of charge, CSC DC provides support, education, and hope to cancer patients, caregivers, and loved ones.

Ulman Foundation

Offers programs and services tailored to meet the needs of adolescents and young adults navigating a cancer diagnosis.

Hope Connections for Cancer Support

Provides completely free emotional support, education, and wellness programs for anyone affected by cancer.

Life With Cancer

Aims to enhance the quality of life of those affected by cancer by providing education, information, and support.

Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Sibley Memorial Hospital Cancer Center

George Washington Cancer Center

Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center

Howard University Cancer Center

Imerman Angels

Provides free, one-on-one cancer support and personalized mentoring for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers.

Psychology Today’s – Find a Therapist DC Website

Allows users to search for licensed professionals, counselors, and psychiatrists.

CURE

The leading omni-channel resource for patients with cancer, survivors and caregivers to become empowered advocates.

Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer

This booklet includes tips about managing your pain with medicine and other treatments.

Spirituality and Health

Provides inspiration for conscious living, healthy diet and lifestyle, social action, spiritual wisdom, and sustainability.

Society for Integrative Oncology

Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) is the premier multi-disciplinary professional organization for integrative oncology.

Integrative Cancer Therapies

A peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on a comprehensive model of integrative cancer treatment.

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Original research for providers with continuing education to promote health, prevent illness, and treat disease.

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

This leading journal delivering practical and evidence-based content focuses on integrative medical therapies.

Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey

A transformative guide that frames serious sickness as a profound spiritual initiation and descent into the soul.

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

Inspiring lessons on how to face death with courage and compassion.

Healing into Life & Death

Levine has crafted a valuable resource for anyone dealing with pain—physical or mental.

Hard Choices for Loving People

A guide to help patients and families with end-of-life decisions.

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end.

On Death & Dying

Dr. Kübler-Ross first introduced and explored the now-famous idea of the five stages of dealing with death.

No Death/No Fear

Acclaimed teacher and poet Thich Nhat Hanh examines our concepts of death, fear, and the very nature of existence.

I Will Not Die an Unlived Life

I Will Not Die an Unlived Life follows Dr. Markova’s journey to find deeper meaning in life.

Talking About Death

Addresses the cultural, personal, medical, and legal concerns necessary for us to prepare for a good death.

Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives

Highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing.

Staying Well With Guided Imagery: How to Harness the Power of Your Imagination for Health and Healing

Learn just what guided sensory imagery is and how to create powerful images in the mind that direct the body to heal.

Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine

Proving prayer to be a valid and vital healing tool, the author offers a bold integration of science and spirituality.

Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Comprehensive textbook about the foundations of complementary & alternative medicine and the safety of products and practices.

Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships And the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies

Dr. James S. Gordon champions the integration of modern scientific medicine with ancient and non-conventional healing practices.

Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Alternative, Complementary and Conventional Therapies

This book scientifically explores the most promising complementary and alternative therapies.

Greater Washington D.C. Area’s Cancer Community Healing Network

A resource guide to complementary practitioners for cancer survivors and their caregivers.

The Best Alternative Medicine

Definitions, background, and examples of specific treatments from a multitude of therapies.

Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide

Lifesaving information and alternative treatments from 400 of the world's leading alternative physicians.

Alternative Medicine: What Works: A Comprehensive, Easy-to-read Review of the Scientific Evidence, Pro and Con

The first authoritative, comprehensive book of the scientific evidence pro and con for alternative therapies.

Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies

A trustworthy, objective, illustrated guide to alternative medicine evaluates more than fifty therapies.

American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies: The Essential Guide for You and Your Doctor

A quick and easy guide to the latest information about complementary and alternative methods for cancer therapy.

The Anatomy of Hope

How to distinguish true hope from false hope and gain an honest understanding of the reach and limits of this essential emotion.

Life Over Cancer

A systematic, research-based plan for developing physical and emotional vitality.

Cancer as a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals

How psychological change, along with medical treatment, mobilizes a compromised immune system for healing.

The Definitive Guide to Cancer, Third Edition: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing

Provides effective tools for reclaiming your vitality in the midst of cancer treatment, healing, and recovery.

Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal

A collection of healing stories and wisdom gathered around kitchen tables.

Anticancer: A New Way of Life

A guide to the powerful lifestyle changes that fight and prevent cancer.

Healing Outside the Margins: The Survivors Guide to Integrative Cancer Care

Cancer survivor Carole O'Toole shares her experiences and expertise in alternative and complementary therapies.

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer

Offers valuable information and guidance for the whole life cycle of cancer.

Anticancer Living by Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jeffries

An informed case that you can reduce cancer risk and support treatment by focusing on six key areas of health and wellness.

Oldways PT

Recipes and healthy eating tips inspired by African, Asian, Latin American & Mediterranean traditions.

Commonweal’s Cancer Fighting Kitchen Recipe Ebook

Nourishing, big-flavor recipes for cancer treatment and recovery.

Environmental Working Group – Consumer Guides

The world’s first online database to score tens of thousands of personal care products for human health and safety.

AICR Healthy 10 Challenge

A free, 10-week online program to help you improve your diet, nutrition, physical activity and weight.

Anti-Cancer Lifestyle Kickstarts

Free, week-long Anticancer Lifestyle Kickstarts in the areas of diet, fitness, mindset, and personal environment.

CancerChoices Eating Well Guide

Explains the benefits of eating well for cancer care and food choices that boost your healing and resilience.

Meditation: An In-Depth Guide

Learn how meditation can be used to work with our emotions, aid healing, manage pain, or as a spiritual practice.

Breathing in Wellness – A 4-part Mindfulness & Meditation Series

This series explores meditation & mindfulness skills and explores four core meditation practices.

Shanti’s Progressive Relaxation

Progressive Relaxation Script (Downloadable Resource)

Shanti’s 70-minute Recorded Yoga Class

A recorded yoga session led by Shanti Norris, co-founder of Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.

Young Survival Coalition

An international non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to young adults (age 40 and under) diagnosed with breast cancer.

Stupid Cancer

The leader in building the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community, ending isolation, and making cancer suck less.

Sisters Network® Inc.

Addresses the breast health needs of Black women and provides support through its over 25+ affiliate chapters.

Blood Cancer United

Dedicated to funding research, providing patient support, and advocating for those affected by blood cancer.

Cactus Cancer Society

An innovative 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving young adult cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers, ages 18-45.

Cancer Support Helpline

Guidance, resources, and support for cancer patients or their loved ones with a variety of needs.

CancerCare

Free support services and information to manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer.

NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Adolescents & Young Adults with Cancer

The latest information, treatment innovations, and resources about Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.

Wildfire Journal & Writing Community

The only literary publication and writing community for and by the ones “too young” for breast cancer.

The Courage Club: A Radical Guide for Audaciously Living Beyond Cancer

The book serves as a roadmap for "audacious" living, providing practical advice to help readers navigate their own crises.

Find a Navigator or Mentor

A comprehensive list of local patient navigation/mentorship resources.

Why is She Acting So Weird?: A Guide to Cultivating Closeness When A Friend is in Crisis

Sets out to address what happens to friendships when one friend faces a major life crisis like cancer, divorce or job loss.

National Resources for the Young Adult Cancer Community

Organizations dedicated to serving the young adult cancer community.