Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
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Cancer Patient Navigator
St. Martha's Regional Hospital, 4th Floor
Cancer and Supportive Care Unit
25 Bay Street
Antigonish, NS, B2G 2G5
Phone: 902 867-4707 toll free 1-866-524-1234
Fax: 902 863-1382
Email: cporter@gasha.nshealth.ca
Service: Helps individuals and their families to access various cancer care supports, answers questions or concerns and makes referrals to health professionals. No fee.
Cancer Patient Navigators
Cancer Resource Room
St. Martha's Regional Hospital Room 4324
25 Bay Street
Antigonish, NS, B2G 2V7
Phone: 902 863-2830 ext. 4715
Fax: 902 863-1382
Services: Provides wigs, hats, scarves, turbans, books, pamphlets, videos as well as support and counseling for individuals with cancer and their families. No fee.
Hours: 8:00 - 4:00 Monday to Friday
Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program
Halifax Shopping Centre, Unit 603 L
7001 Mumford Road
Halifax, NS, B3L 2H8
Phone: 902 473-3960
Fax: 902 473-3959
Toll free: 1-800-565-0548
Service: A mobile clinic that assists in the early detection of breast cancer through the use of mammography.
Website: //breastscreening.nshealth.ca/
Cancer Care Program
1276 South Park Street
5th floor, Bethune Building
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2Y9
Phone: 902-473-4645
Toll free: 1-866-599-2267
Fax: 902-473-4982
Email: info@ccns.nshealth.ca
Website: //www.nshealth.ca/cancer-care
Canadian Cancer Society Nova Scotia Division
5826 South Street, Suite 1
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 1S6
Tel: 902 423-6183 or toll-free: 1 800 639-0222
Fax: 902 429-6563
E-mail: ccs.ns@ns.cancer.ca
Website: https://www.cancer.ca/en/?region=ns
Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority (GASHA) Breast Health Powerpoint Presentation.
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network
Website: //www.survivornet.ca
Mi’kmaq Cancer Care Strategy
Website: //www.unsm.org/dept/mikmaq-cancer-care-strategy
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer/CA99999
Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Center
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/BR99999
Mayo Clinic Prostate Cancer Center
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-cancer/PT99999
Access to books, magazines, online databases, movies and more.
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Call 8-1-1, and you will have access to non-emergency health information and services. Registered Nurses give the advice and information you need and provide reassurance concerning all kinds of general health issues and questions.
A free, confidential information and referral service. It is for people from all walks of life, seeking information about community & social services in their community or throughout the Province, either for themselves or for someone else. For example it could be used by someone seeking home care support for a senior citizen, a teenager looking for job-seeking skills, a recent immigrant needing language and employment training, or a person with disabilities determining which local or gov't services are available. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by dialing "2-1-1" to speak to a helpful staff member or by searching the easy-to-use online database at www.ns.211.ca.