Resources

Ann's Place clinicians can offer advice and resources to clients by calling 203-790-6568 during normal offices hours, M-F, 9am - 5 pm.

The below are a list of resources for distress, fatigue, and pain:

NAVIGATING CANCER & DISTRESS: RESOURCES

National Hotlines and Helplines

•  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Open 24/7): 1-800-273-TALK (8255); TYY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)

• National Alliance on Mental Health (Open Monday-Friday, 10:00-6:00 p.m., ET) 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)

• American Cancer Society Helpline: 1-800-227-2345 (Open 24/7)

• CancerCare Helpline (Monday-Thursday, 10:00-6:00 p.m., Friday 10:00-5:00 p.m.): 800‑813‑HOPE (4673)

American Cancer Society:

• Coping with Cancer: Dealing with emotions during and after cancer treatment

• Attitudes and Cancer

• General resources

 National Cancer Institute

• Psychological stress and cancer

• Feelings and cancer

• Learning to relax

 Cancer Care

• To learn about counseling and online support groups, and to read or listen to podcasts about coping, communication with your health care team, and other topics

 American Society for Clinical Oncology

• Post-traumatic stress disorder and cancer

 Anxiety and Depression Association of America

• Understand the facts

• Resources

 National Institute of Mental Health

• Anxiety Disorders

• Depression

• Relaxation techniques for health

 National Alliance on Mental Health

• Home page

• Resources for diverse communities, including African-Americans, Latinos, LGBTQ people, veterans, law enforcement, and young adults and teens

 Family Caregiver Alliance

• Caregiver health

Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health

• Resources and referrals

 Center for Mind-Body Medicine

• Self-care tips

Jasper - Jasper helps you organize your schedule, lists, and needs for your cancer care—all in one place. Jasper is free for anyone living with cancer. Sign up at www.hellojasper.com.

Caring.com

• A Caregivers Guide to Coping With Stress and Burnout

Resources from Ann’s Place

• Support groups

• Wellness activities

• Online guided meditations and resources for cultivating a mindfulness or self-compassion practice

• Online guided imagery recordings and resources

• Calendar of client programs

LGBTQ Cancer Resources

• The National LGBT Cancer Network works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk, through education, training, and advocacy on behalf of LGBT cancer survivors. Learn more.

• Qeering Cancer: There are major disparities in cancer support for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or two-spirit (LGBTQ2+) and their loved ones. Queering Cancer provides online resources for our community. Learn more.

SLEEP

General Article About Sleep and Insomnia

Mayo Clinic – Insomnia:  Symptoms, Causes and Diagnosis and Treatment

Harvard Health -- Insomnia:  Restoring Restful Sleep

Harvard Health – Learn How to Sleep Again

What is Sleep Hygiene? – Sleep Foundation

A Good Night’s Sleep – National Institute of Aging

The National Sleep Foundation

American Academy of Sleep Education

Northwestern University - The UX of Getting Good Sleep: Resources for Better Sleep

Articles About Sleep and Cancer

National Cancer Institute – Sleep Disorders PDQ

Web MD – How Sleep Affects Cancer

Cancer Care – Difficulty Sleeping: Tips to Relax Before Bedtime

Cancer Care --- Tips on Getting to Sleep When Cancer is Keeping you Awake

American Cancer Society – Managing Sleep Problems

American Society for Clinical Oncology – Eight Steps to a Restful Night’s Sleep When You Have Cancer

Johns Hopkins Medicine – Lack of Sleep and Cancer:  Is There a Connection?

Mayo Clinic – Cancer Fatigue:  Why it Occurs and How to Cope

Memorial Sloan Kettering – Improving Your Sleep During Your Hospital Stay

Insomnia in Women with Breast Cancer

Yoga Reduces Insomnia in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Hormone Therapy

Apps and Other Resources

Mindful Movement to Ease into Sleep

Mindful Magazine Guide to Mindfulness for Sleep

Apps for sleep

More apps for sleep

Books

Peter Hauri, Ph.D., & Shirley Linde, Ph.D., No More Sleepless Nights, John Wiley & Son, 1996.  Recommended by Dr. Jose Mendez at Nuvance Health.

Gregg D. Jacobs, Ph.D., Say Goodnight to Insomnia, Henry Holt & Company, 2009

PAIN AND FATIGUE

National Cancer Institute       

• Pain Control: Support for People with Cancer

• Fatigue PDQ: Health Professional Version

• Fatigue PDQ: Patient Version

Patient Resource & Cancer Pain Resource Consortium

• Managing Cancer Pain

American Cancer Society

• Cancer Pain

• Cancer-related Fatigue

Cancer Care

• Managing Cancer Pain

• Understanding and Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects

Cancer.net

• Pain Causes and Diagnosis

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

• Complementary and Integrative Approaches for Cancer Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects: What the Science Says

Get Palliative Care

• Palliative care

How to Be Supportive and What to Say

• How not to say the wrong thing

• Help Me Live - supporting people with cancer or in crisis

• There is no Good Card for This: What to Say When LIfe is Awful, Scary, Unfair to People you Love

• Caregivers Guide: Compassionate Advice for You and Your Loved One

Other Resources

College Scholarships – Holly Scanlan Foundation

The Holly Scanlan Foundation partners with organizations like Ann’s Place to identify one CT resident a year for a $5,000 scholarship. Eligible candidates must have an immediate family member or be the patient themselves with a serious cancer diagnosis (in treatment, post-treatment or deceased) and be in school full time. To learn more, speak to an Ann’s Place clinician at 203-790-6568.

Medicare Information

You can view a comprehensive set of guides on Medicare here: 

• https://www.medicareplans.com/connecticut/

• https://www.medicareplans.com/medicare-advantage-plans-connecticut/