Sources of Help & Information In Northwestern Ontario
Your doctor
For most women, your family doctor is usually the main source of support and information.
• Let your doctor know how you are really feeling
Breast Education Clinic (Fort Frances)
Riverside Health Care Facilities
• Provides breast education, breast exams, and mammograms according to need
• For women of all ages
Fort Frances - (807) 274-817
Mammography Dept. - (807) 274-3261 ext. 4808
Regional Health Unit
• Provides information on the prevention, treatment and research of breast cancer.
Northwestern Health Unit
Atikokan - (807) 597-6871
Dryden - (807) 223-3301
Ear Falls - (807) 222-3098
Emo - (807) 482-2211
Fort Frances - (807) 274-9827
Ignace - (807) 934-2236
Kenora - (807) 468-3147
Minaki - (807) 224-3531
Pickle Lake - (807) 928-2234
Rainy River - (807) 852-3268
Red Lake - (807) 727-2626
Sioux Lookout (807) 737-2292
Thunder Bay District Health Unit:
Geraldton/Longlac/Nakina (bilingual) - (807) 854-0454
Marathon - (807) 229-1820
Nipigon / RedRock - (807) 887-3031
Schreiber / Terrace Bay - (807) 824-2413
Thunder Bay - (807) 625-5900 / 1-888-294-6630
Website - www.tbdhu.com
Dryden Breast Cancer Support Group
(807) 223-8892
Kenora Breast Cancer Support Group (START)
• Sharing Together And Recovering Together is a support group for women who have had or are living with breast cancer.
After 5 p.m. - (807) 468-3870
Thunder Bay and District Breast Cancer Support Group
• Breast cancer survivors offer support and information to any woman who has abreast lump or related concerns.
• Meetings once a month
Thunder Bay - (807) 475-0025
Email - bcsg@shaw.ca
Regional Cancer Centre
• Provides information on the prevention, treatment and research of breast cancer.
• Resource center available
980 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON
P7B6V4
Thunder Bay - (807) 684-7200
Toll Free - 1-877-696-7223
Website - www.nworcc.on.ca
Programs include:
Supportive Care Services
(self-referral ~ free of cost)
• Counseling to women with a breast lump or cancer, and their families
• Information and patient education
• Weekly support group meetings
Thunder Bay - (807) 684-7310
Regional - 1-877-696-7223
Ontario Breast Screening Program
• Has a mobile coach which provides free breast examinations and X-rays of the breast
• Women over 50 can make their own appointments
• Other women in communities without mammography can be referred by a doctor
• Provides information and support to women with breast problems
Thunder Bay - (807) 684-7777
Regional - 1-800-461-7031
Web site - www.cancercare.on.ca/index_breastscreening.htm
Willow Breast Cancer Support & Resource Services
• Information and support
Toll Free - 1-888-778-3100
Website - www.willow.org
Canadian Cancer Society
Northwestern Regional Office
(807) 344-5433 • 1-800-227-5557
For information about cancer, our services or to make a donation call 1-888-939-3333 or visit www.cancer.ca
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.
The Canadian Cancer Soiety offers helpful support services in Northwestern Ontario:
Transportation to cancer treatment:
• Volunteer driver program
• Long distance travel assistance
Emotional Support 1-800-263-6750
• Group setting (Living with Cancer)
• One to one (CanSurmount)
• By telephone (CancerConnection)
• Breast cancer support (Reach to Recovery)
Reach to Recovery is a face-to-face support service for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Our volunteers are breast cancer survivors who are trained to offer encouragement, compassion and helpful resources to women immediately after a diagnosis, before surgery, in the hospital or at any time during treatment.
Reliable Information:
• Credible information on pamphlets and books
• Cancer information specialists 1-888-939-3333 or www.cancer.ca
• Risk reduction and cancer information
Personal services:
• No cost wig and turban program
• Friendly visiting in hospitals
Other Sources of Help & Information
• Other doctors you may be referred to
• Your local hospital or clinic
• First Nations health centers & nursing stations
• Your local library or bookstore
• Internet websites on breast cancer
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