Services

Mayo Clinic staff and volunteers are available to help patients, caregivers, and the public:

• Learn about cancer prevention and detection
• Find out more about a cancer diagnosis
• Explore treatment options
• Understand clinical research
• Connect to educational sessions and support groups
• Address survivorship issues
• Locate additional support resources, such as financial assistance, lodging, transportation, wigs and prosthetics

Assisting more than 35,000 visitors a year, the Stephen and Barbara Slaggie Family Cancer Education Center houses one of the largest cancer resource collections in the nation, offering:

• Brochures, books, DVDs/videos, magazines and scientific journals
• Computer resources, including Internet access with recommended reputable Web sites and an interactive CD-ROM program
• Librarian-mediated medical literature searches
• Spanish-language materials

The center also offers the following complimentary classes and sessions:

• What You Need to Know About Chemotherapy
• What You Need to Know About Radiation Therapy
• Let's Talk About Clinical Research
• Nutrition During and After Cancer Treatment/Questions About Nutrition
• Participation, Learning, Support (PaLS), an interactive series that allows Mayo Clinic patients and staff to meet experts within their realm of care
• Creative Renewal: Workshops for Wellness
• Financial Questions
• Providing Spiritual Support
• Releasing Stress and Renewing Energy

Staff includes:

• Librarian
• Oncology nurse educators
• Clinical trials referral coordinator
• American Cancer Society Navigators