The Patient and Family Cancer Support Center in San Francisco supports wellness and healing by providing patients and their loved ones with information, emotional support, and community resources.
NOW OPEN for walk-in visits at our Mission Bay site
We are also available by phone and email Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Contact: 415.885.3693 (voice) | Email Us
The Patient and Family Cancer Support Center supports wellness and healing by providing patients and their loved ones with information, emotional support, and community resources. Most services are open to all cancer patients, regardless of where they receive their care.
NOW OPEN for walk-in visits at our Mission Bay site
Monday through Thursday, from 10 am to 2 pm.We are also available by phone and email Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Contact: 415.885.3693 (voice) | Email Us
The Patient and Family Cancer Support Center (Mission Bay)
Bakar Precision Cancer Medicine Building Barbara and Richard Rosenberg Cancer Resource Suite 1825 Fourth Street, First Floor San Francisco, CA 94158To reach one of our volunteers and find out more about cancer support services, call the main PFCSC line at 415-885-3693, then choose option 5. Leave a clear message and we will return your call. You can also email us at [email protected].
The Ida and Joseph Friend Patient and Family Cancer Support Center (Mount Zion)
1600 Divisadero St., B-101
San Francisco, CA 94143
- Directions to Misson Bay campus.
- Directions to Mount Zion campus.
- Public Parking at UCSF campuses.
- Short-term Lodging Guide provides information on hotels near UCSF’s campuses at Mt. Zion, Mission Bay, and Parnassus for out-of-town patients and caregivers.
- Friend to Friend, at UCSF Medical Center/Mt. Zion, is a one-stop specialty shop for wigs, scarves, prostheses, and more.
Patient and Family Support Services Checklists
We invite providers and patients alike to download this handy A-Z list Print out of available support services at UCSF.
The Patient and Family Cancer Support Center
Walk-In Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
(However, stop by anytime the doors are open)
- Come see the many resources and support services available to you and your family members.
- Come and visit a comfortable resting area.
- Come check your MyChart or emails.
- Or stop by just to say Hi.
If you happen to miss us, we may be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 415-885-3693. Our Social Workers are available to help you navigate the challenges you may be facing, we have a wonderful Peer Support Program, and our Psycho-Oncologists are conducting therapy sessions online, via Zoom.
UCSF Offerings
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS
UCSF PFCSC Offerings
– Apr 30th: Beauty & Wellness virtual session | Lipstick Angels & UCSF PFCSC
– Apr – May: Cozy Corner Book Club | UCSF PFCSC
– 1st & 3rd Thursdays: Come Crochet! With Linda Karrer | UCSF PFCSC
Osher Center for Integrative Health
– Nature Medicine thru Virtual Forest Therapy Walk | Individual Sessions
– Apr 3rd-May 1st: Optimizing Nutrition and Weight in Cancer Care
– Apr 30th, May 14th, May 28th: Integrative Cancer Care Group Visits w Dr. Donald Abrams
UCSF MERI Center
– 1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Poetic Medicine for the “Wounded Healer”
– 1st & 3rd Tuesdays: Serious Illness Support Group
– Tuesdays: Loss, Losing & Loosening Poetic Medicine Group
COMMUNITY Offerings
– Apr 3rd Mondays: Black, Indigenous, & People of Color w Breast Cancer SGroup | BACC
– Apr Mondays: Yoga for Healing and Recovery (Hybrid) | BACC
– Apr 3rd: National Webinar: How to Talk to Kids About a Cancer | PICKLES
SAVE THE DATE
UCSF
– MAY 8th-June 26th: Sustainable Caregiving for Care Partners of People w Cancer | MERI Center
– MAY 22nd: What Matters Most? Advance Care Planning Workshop | MERI Center
COMMUNITY
MAY 4th: BIG CLIMB San Francisco | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
– MAY 22nd: Creating a Body Cancer Doesn’t Like | Anticancer
PLEASE NOTE: SUPPORT GROUP CHANGES & NEW ADDITIONS:
See Section – SUPPORTING YOU WITH OTHERS
To register for these Programs & Events, please refer to that organization
below in the body of the newsletter under their names
UCSF or Community Programs, Events & Resources
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