Many doctors, nurses, social workers and other medical professionals recognize how important outward appearance is to their patients. And with their help, Look Good. . . Feel Better is now reaching out to tens of thousands of women across the United States.
The growth of the program has been remarkably rapid and widespread. Two pilot programs were successfully operated at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and the Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, in the fall of 1988. By March 1989, the program was off and running. Since then, Look Good. . . Feel Better has been implemented in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 22 of the 28 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. Group programs served 24,000 women with cancer in 1993. LGFB materials are also available in Spanish.
For more information, or to find out about programs in your area, call your local unit or state division of the American Cancer Society, or call toll-free 1-800-395-LOOK.
