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Information Resource Rooms

The Eleanor and Maxwell Blum Patient and Family Resource Center

Photo of Father and Sons at Blum Center

For many individuals and families, a diagnosis of cancer (or a related disease) brings the need for information. You may want to know about the illness itself and treatment options; you may want to learn about how your disease can affect your physical and emotional health; or you may be interested in support programs.

The Blum Resource Center and its satellite resource rooms at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provide comfortable places to learn. Each site offers books, brochures, computers, videotapes, and audiotapes to help you find the information and support you may need.

Part reference library and part lending library, the Blum Resource Center is staffed by professionals and volunteers who are committed to helping you. We want you to have information so you can make informed decisions about your care.

The Eleanor and Maxwell Blum Patient and Family Resource Center and its satellite rooms include:

The Eleanor and Maxwell Blum Patient and Family Resource Center

The center's main office, this room contains a large selection of materials for all patients. Open weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(617) 632-5570
(800) 525-5068

The Betty Ann Blum and Marjorie Blum Pediatric Resource Room

Located on the third floor of the Dana building, it serves parents and families of children receiving care at the Jimmy Fund Clinic. Its hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(617) 632-3900

The Houghton Mifflin Patient and Family Resource Room

Housed in the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers on Dana 9, this room is open to all women and their families. Usual hours are weekdays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(617) 632-3435

Caregiver Resources

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Caring for a loved one with cancer? These practical tips and suggestions can help you create a caregiving plan, find community resources, and look after your own well-being.

Lebed Method

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See simple exercises to help prevent lymphedema, from blowing bubbles to gentle resistance stretches, and find out about Lebed Method classes at Dana-Farber.
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