Talk to Someone: Physical Activity & Nutrition

Resources and Links

General Resources & Information

Healthy Behaviors for Cancer Survivors
Comprehensive Cancer Control

Staying Healthy After Cancer Treatment
CDC

Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment
National Cancer Institute
(800) 422-6237

Physical Activity & Nutrition

Resources to Get Started

Choose My Plates
Nutrition guides and food galleries to help you achieve a balanced plate, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
Fitness programs for cancer survivors at a YMCA near you.An exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging.

More Information

Physical Activity and Cancer
National Cancer Institute

Physical Activity and the Cancer Patient
Suggestions for healthy ways to deal with the types of feelings people with cancer commonly experience during and after treatment, from the American Cancer Society.

Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: Answers to Common Questions
American Cancer Society

Healthy Weight
CDC

Alcohol

Resources to Get Started

Rethinking Drinking
National Institutes of Health

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Alcohol and Cancer
CDC

Alcohol and Cancer Risk
National Cancer Institute

Alcohol Use and Your Health
CDC

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Helpline- 1800-662-4357

Anxiety & Distress

Resources to Get Started

CancerCare.org
National organization providing free, professional support services and information to help manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer.
(800) 813-4673

Cancer Support Community
Global support network providing free support services to all people impacted by cancer.
(888) 793-9355

More Information

Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety and Distress
National Cancer Institute

Coping with Cancer
Suggestions for healthy ways to deal with the types of feelings people with cancer commonly experience during and after treatment, from the American Cancer Society.

Americans With Disabilities Act: Information for People Facing Cancer
American Cancer Society
(800) 227-2345

Questions & Answers about Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Helping Cancer Survivors Stay Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
CDC: Resources to support the mental, emotional, financial, and physical health of cancer survivors and caregivers.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255

Tobacco

Resources to Get Started

English:1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Spanish:1-855-DÉJELO-YA (1-855-335-3569)

More Information

SmokeFree
Free smartphone apps, coaching over text message, social media kits, and resources to help you make your quit plan.

Tobacco Treatment Guide for Patients and Their Families
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides a complete guide to quitting, including information about FDA-approved medications.

Vaping and E-Cigarette Use
CDC website with the most up-to-date information about risks associated with vaping and e-cigarette use.

How to Quit Smoking
CDC

Tobacco and Cancer
CDC