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The Cancer Society of Greenville County provides assistance to cancer patients
and their family members in our community by offering the services listed below
at no charge.
SERVICES PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF INCOME LEVEL:
Cancer Related Supplies:
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nutritional supplements
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disposable: diapers/depends/pads/gloves/masks/etc.
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sheepskins
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wigs/hats/turbans/sleep caps
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wound dressings
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hospital bed sheets and gowns
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miscellaneous supplies: feeding tubes, suction, oxygen, urinary, tracheotomy
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mastectomy supplies
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etc.
Support Services:
- cancer patient support groups
- caregiver support groups
- bereavement support groups
- individual counseling for cancer patients, their family members & the bereaved
- library of educational books, tapes and brochures
- computer health reference database and internet access
- cancer awareness and prevention programs and materials for the general public
- entertainment videos, books, books-on-tape
Equipment For Home Use:
- electric hospital beds
- toilet assist items
- patient room monitors
- egg crate and air mattresses
- wheelchairs
- bath assist items
- walkers
- bedside commodes
- over-bed tables
- canes/quad canes
- IV poles
SERVICES PROVIDED BASED ON INCOME LEVEL:
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prescribed medication
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ostomy supplies
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breast prostheses, bras
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oxygen
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respite care
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transportation assistance (local and out of town travel, room and board, ambulance, mileage, etc.)
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specialized home health equipment
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non-medical financial assistance
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