Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program (SMRCP)
Patient and Family Support and Resources
We are here to help you and your family with:
Connect with us in person* or online.
Call 705-728-9090 x43520 to book an appointment.
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person appointments are only available for certain types of patients and appointments. Please call 705-728-9090 x43520 to find the best option for you and your family while staying safe.
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Meet our team!
Dietitians provide tips on food and nutrition to help you manage your symptoms and feel your best before, during and after your cancer treatment.
Drug and Special Access Navigators help patients with access to medications not funded through Cancer Care Ontario.
Indigenous Patient Navigator provides culturally and spiritually relevant support for Indigenous patients and their families throughout the cancer journey.
Lymphedema Clinic Therapist is a physiotherapist who can help you manage your lymphedema. Lymphedema is the swelling of the soft tissue and is a side effect that can begin during or after cancer treatment. This service needs a referral from a physician of the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program. For more information about lymphedema, please see our
Lymphedema brochure.
Spiritual Care Providers connects us with the things that matter deeply; that which strengthens us, helps us cope, and gives us hope. You don't have to be religious to benefit from spiritual care.
Social Workers provide emotional support, counselling and information on community and financial resources.
Tobacco Support Coach helps cancer patients to cut back or quit their tobacco use, which has many health benefits and help your cancer treatments work better.
Please see our
Patient and Family Support brochure for more details.
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Free group-based virtual support
For the latest schedule,
please download the Virtual Group Support Flyer
Click on the name of the group for more information.
Facing Forward Survivorship Group — offered twice per month
Designed to support patients who have completed cancer treatment and are looking for strategies for integrating into the next phase of survivorship. This program is offered in collaboration with Gilda’s Club.
Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) — offered once per month
A workshop to answer questions and help manage side effects for Androgen Deprivation Therapy patients.
Low Down on Down There (LDDT) — offered once per month
A vaginal health workshop for women affected by cancer. Learn how to prevent or manage common vaginal and sexual health changes from cancer treatment.
Accepting Your Body after Cancer (ABC) — 7 week program
Learn strategies to build positive body-image for breast cancer patients and survivors.
Intimacy After Prostate Cancer (IAPC) — offered once every 3 months
A workshop to help couples create and maintain satisfying sexual intimacy. Open to prostate cancer patients and their partners.
Our virtual group programs are open to cancer patients across Ontario.
Call 705-728-9090 x43520 for more information about the group program and to register.
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Other Cancer Program Resources and Support
Sexual Health, Intimacy and Cancer Clinic -
this clinic is for any cancer patient or partner who has sexual health questions or concerns.
For physicians: if you would like to connect your patient with a workshop or the Sexual Health, Intimacy, and Cancer Clinic, please click
here.
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Community Resources & Support
Cancer Care Services in Simcoe Muskoka - a directory to help you find information about your cancer, financial support, emotional support, counselling, transportation, hospice and palliative care, and more
Canadian Cancer Society - a national organization that provides support services and trusted information for people living with cancer. They can be reached online at www.cancer.ca or via phone 1-888-939-3333. Look Good Feel Better- a free virtual workshop to help women look and feel more like themselves again. The workshop also brings together women with cancer in a safe and supportive environment.
Home and Community Care - provides nursing visits, personal support, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutritional care in homes and communities.
Cancer Chat Canada - professionally-led online group counselling for cancer patients and caregivers
Cancer Connection -
an online community for cancer patients, families and friends. Operated by the Canadian Cancer Society
Smokers' Helpline -
proven, free and personalized tools to help you quit smoking successfully
Oral Health Clinic at Georgian College. Offering dental and oral health care to the community.
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