The Woodlands Gets New Cancer Survivorship Center

The Woodlands, TX -- The Memorial Hermann Hospital System will open the first cancer survivorship center in the Houston-area in The Woodlands on July 5.

The center will provide free services to cancer patients and their caregivers, therapeutic and educational services are among those that will be offered. The center, called Canopy, has taken 3.5 years to design and build.

The facility features a a full demonstration kitchen for nutritional education, large and small support group rooms, a resource library with computers and a children’s playroom.

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Canopy is able to host art therapy programs, yoga, tai chi, dance and knitting classes, book clubs, emotional support groups for both patients and caregivers, massage therapy, bras, breast prosthesis, wigs and scarves — all at no charge to the patient.

However, the programs and services offered to cancer patients and caregivers will depend heavily on the donations of time and materials from the community.

Although affiliated with Memorial Hermann, the non-profit survivorship center is open to all cancer patients regardless of which medical center is treating them.

The facility, located in Medical Plaza 1 at 1120 Medical Plaza Drive, Suite 250, will officially open its doors to the public July 5 and will operate Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about Canopy, visit www.thewoodlandscanopy.org or call 713-897-4400.