GOUVERNEUR — Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund and Compassionate Care Foundation are collaborating to assist breast and ovarian cancer patients living in the North Country.

Through the efforts of the Compassionate Care Foundation and their sponsors, cancer patients will be able to receive integrative complementary treatments to assist in the recovery and treatment of their disease at no cost to the patient.

These treatments consist of massage, acupuncture, reiki, and nutritional education, combining the mind, body, spirit connection.

Through this joint effort the Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund will be able to provide plant-based products formulated to address common post treatment side effects such as hair loss, post radiation burns, skin damage and post operative healing in their patient recovery gift bags combined with additional therapies as needed.

Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund was established in 2001 to assist patience in the Greater Gouverneur area who were diagnosed with breast cancer and may need a little assistance financially.

Since then, the Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund has expanded its service area to include Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Franklin counties, and has been able to enhance the mission of providing financial assistance to breast, and ovarian cancer patients during treatment and through recovery of said cancers so the patient can focus on healing and recovery.

The Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund is 100% volunteer with no administration fees.

Any cancer patient interested in receiving services or more information provided by Compassionate Care Foundation may contact them through their website at www.compassionate-care.org .

Breast and ovarian cancer patients may inquire about services available through the Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund at www.gouverneurbreastcancerfund.com .