Shanti's Margot Murphy Women's Cancer Program (MMWCP)

Shanti's Margot Murphy Women's Cancer Program offers services to mitigate the barriers women face after a cancer diagnosis. Our care navigators provide multilingual, culturally competent services, offering patient advocacy, language interpretation, help applying for social services, in-home support, appointment accompaniment, and transportation assistance. Our staff meets with clients in their homes, hospital rooms, or in our office. Shanti also provides health and wellness groups and classes.

We work with anyone newly diagnosed, in survivorship, or in palliative care.

Our program is part of a larger breast cancer community, partnering with public and private hospitals in San Francisco, and working closely with social workers, medical providers, and community partners to encourage treatment adherence to reduce interruptions in care.

History of MMWCP

Building on the successes of our HIV/AIDS program and responding to changing community needs, in 2001 we established the Breast Cancer Program to mitigate factors that lead to the disproportionate rates of breast cancer mortality among vulnerable San Francisco populations.

We were honored that a private donor, Michael Murphy, made a multi-year grant to the program in memory of his wife, Margot Murphy. To commemorate this generous contribution, the program was officially renamed Shanti's Margot Murphy Breast Cancer Program in November 2013.

In August 2014, we expanded our services to women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers, and in November 2015, we began enrolling women with any type of cancer. To reflect our expansion of services, the program was officially renamed Shanti's Margot Murphy Women's Cancer Program.

Client Services

All of our services are free of charge and confidential. We can meet you at your home, at our office, or wherever you feel most comfortable. Staff is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese, Spanish and English. However, we provide services to speakers of all languages. Please contact 415-674-4770 for more information.

Los servicios de nuestras Navegadoras de Apoyo se ofrecen en forma gratuita y confidencial. Nuestras Navegadoras de Apoyo pueden reunirse con usted en su casa, en las oficinas de Shanti o en un lugar donde usted se sienta comfortable. Para mas información, llamenos al 415-674-4770.

Shanti's Margot Murphy Women's Cancer Program Community Partners

Current Funders