Free Education and Resources | Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee

Information and Expertise to Support You in Your Cancer Journey

At Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee, we provide access to a wide range of educational resources. In addition to having a Cancer Resource Specialist on staff, we maintain a comprehensive and current lending library; it's home to hundreds of books, brochures and other materials on a variety of topics, including:

Specific cancers

Blood cancer
Brain cancer
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Colorectal cancer
Head, neck and thyroid cancer
Kidney and bladder cancer
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Skin cancer / Melanoma

Parenting and caregiving through cancer

Childhood cancer
Talking to kids about cancer
Talking to friends and classmates about cancer
Grieving the loss of a parent
Caring for loved ones
Caring for the caregiver

Managing side effects

Pain management
Coping with chemotherapy and radiation
Managing hair loss
Managing eye and vision changes
Understanding skin changes
Intimacy and sexual health
Fertility and reproductive health
Bone health

Coping with the cost of care and working with cancer

Survivorship and post-treatment

Death, dying, grief and loss

Integrative health

Mindy-body health and wellness

Cooking and nutrition

Inspirational and spiritual

As an affiliate of Cancer Support Community, Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee members also have access to a free cancer support hotline, as well as publications and podcasts, such as Frankly Speaking About Cancer. Learn more in the chart below.

Cancer Support Community
Resources for Children

Cancer Support Community's CancerEd Online is an interactive educational program for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. CancerEd Online Quick Guides cover what you need to know about topics like self-advocacy, new ways of managing cancer care and precision medicine. Most quick guides last 5-10 minutes.

Cancer Support Community's Cancer Support Helpline provides access to licensed counselors who are ready to listen and offer guidance, as well as connect individuals touched by cancer to the various resources they may need.

Cancer Support Community's Frankly Speaking About Cancer® (FSAC) is Cancer Support Community’s landmark cancer education series that provides trusted information on a variety of topics important to those affected by cancer. FSAC provides innovative health education through print and digital publications, e-learning courses, online materials, webinars, in-person workshops, and a weekly radio show.

Hosted by Cancer Support Community CEO Kim Thiboldeaux, the Frankly Speaking About Cancer® (FSAC) is a weekly broadcast that empowers listeners to live well with cancer.

Parent Guides:

When a Parent has Cancer: A guide for caring for your children
by Wendy Schlessel Harpham, M.D.

A Tiny Boat at Sea
by Zetta Smith

Cancer in the Family: Helping Children Cope with a Parent's Illness
by Sue Heiney, Joan Hemann, Katherine Bruss and Joy Fincannon

Can I Kiss You? Answering Your Children's Questions About Cancer
by Neil Russell and Healh Communications Inc.

Cancer/Illness:

There’s So Much More to Wear than Hair
by Sarah Kravchuk

Henry and the White Wolf
by Tim Karu

Little Tree
by Joyce C Mills

Our Family Has Cancer, Too
by Christine Clifford

You and Your Cancer: A Child's Guide
by Lynda Cranston, Chantal LeBlanc, Maria Restivo, and Ronald Barr

When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness: Children can learn to cope with loss and change
by Marge Heegaard