Cancer de Mama Clinic

The mission of the Cancer de Mama group is to provide a service that is part of the healing process for survivors of breast cancer.

Project founder Jackie Jackson, from Enderby BC, is a breast cancer survivor. She was fortunate to be able to purchase a prosthesis and her emotional healing began right away.

When Jackie learned there was very limited help for Mexican women, she decided to bring donations and supplies to the women in Nayarit. In 1996, Jackie gave away 28 prostheses. That was the beginning of Cancer de Mama.

Today, with the help of over 100 volunteers (men and women!), Cancer de Mama provides free prosthesis, funds medicals expenses, helps with after surgery with counselling and physical therapy, and provides wigs, scarves and hats for Mexican women. A three day workshop is held annually in La Peñita. This clinic helps in all areas of dealing with this disease, giving women compassion, hope and encouragement.

Women come from all over the State of Nayarit. While the need seems endless, we have never turned a single woman away. We want to continue that tradition and ensure an everlasting supply of support for these Mexican women – all of whom are survivors.

Last year, the Cancer de Mama clinic provided help for more than 300 women. We expect the need to be even greater this year.

There Are Lots of Ways You Can Help...

The Cancer de Mama clinic cannot happen without the help of over a hundred volunteers – people just like you!

If you are going to be in the La Peñita area during this year’s clinic (Feb. 3, 4, 5, 2012) and would like to help in one of the following areas, please contact the appropriate co-ordinator for the committee you are interested in, or fill out the contact form and indicate how you would like to help.

If you won’t be in the area during the clinic, you can still help out. We always need knitters/crocheters/sewers, donations of goods to stock our free store & clinic, and cash donations!

For more information about Cancer de Mama, go to their website: www.cancerdemamaclinic.com

Recent Articles

You can learn more about Cancer de Mama by reading these articles published on the Jaltemba Bay Life Blog:

• Cancer de Mama Wish List  by Wendy DeBoer
• Cancer de Mama: How You Can Help  by Wendy DeBoer

For more information, contact the Cancer de Mama team via the form below.