Patient Resource Center

BCAN.org is a great resource and with the absence of in person meetings, the group has been passing along valuable information. Interested patients can contact Guy or Jean via email at BCANFarmington@gmail.com and they will send you info on meetings and resources.

Third Thursday of every month via Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m.

This group is intended for patients under the age of 50 who have been diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer. For more information or to register, email evwong@uchc.edu.

First Thursday of every month via Webex from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Interested patients can email Christie Fiori, LCSW, at fiori@uchc.edu or call 860-418-7644 for more information or to register.

Open to caregivers every day.

A quiet room where caregivers can go to enjoy some relaxation while their loved one is in treatment. They can watch some TV, read a few caregiver tip and self-care books, make a phone call, or just close their eyes for a bit.

Monday’s at Milano’s - Milano’s Salon and Spa in Bloomfield, CT offers free salon/spa services to those undergoing treatment every second Monday of the month.

UConn has a wig bank through the American Cancer Society. Patients’ who desire a wig, but are unable to afford one are welcome to visit our wig bank and select one to bring home, free of charge.

UConn Health’s Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center will collaborate with hair salons to conduct one breast education session per month in the towns of West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford, and Bristol to reach minority women 35 years and older. A one-hour education session held from 6 to 7 p.m. will entail UConn Health’s Cancer Center’s Community Health Specialist lecturing women about factors that may increase and decrease the risk of developing breast cancer, the importance of mammography screening and early detection, and facilities that provide screening services. Women will also have the opportunity to ask questions related to breast health and breast cancer and provide their contact information to the Community Health Specialist to receive assistance with scheduling a mammogram through UConn Health’s Community Breast Navigation Program or to contact the Breast Nurse Navigator.

Community Collaborators:

Z Luxury Nails in West Hartford
Indigo Hair Innovations in West Hartford
Lorie’s African Hair Braiding in Hartford
Salon 555 in Hartford

A program dedicated to enriching cancer patient’s lives by offering them free tickets to local concerts, live theater, family entertainment, and sporting events.

A free 12-week program offered through local YMCA’s designed to help cancer survivors overcome treatment related side effects, such as fatigue and muscle weakness.

Look Good Feel Better is a non-medical, brand-neutral public service program that teaches beauty techniques to people with cancer to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The program includes lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetics, wigs and turbans, accessories and styling, helping people with cancer to find some normalcy in a life that is by no means normal.