Helping families fighting, surviving, and living with cancer.
Miles Perret Cancer Services is a resource center for Acadiana families, providing support, education, and hope regardless of cancer type or age. The only qualification is a cancer diagnosis.
LEARN MORE ABOUT USNo two people will travel the same journey during and after a cancer diagnosis. One common thread in all people affected by cancer is the need for a good support system. We can help.
MPCS and Junior League of Lafayette have teamed up to make sure that our clients and their children have the tools they need to get started for the new school year. Each August, this program takes care of school supply shopping for children who have cancer or children whose parents have cancer. At the end of summer, caregivers can submit their children's supply lists, and volunteers purchase school supplies.
This program provides creative ways for clients to respond to their cancer experience. Each class has different projects that may include sculpting, drawing, painting, scrap booking and more.
The Giving Tree is an annual program that offers help to families during the Christmas season. The program is offered to children and/or siblings (18 or younger living at home) of an active MPCS client. In our office, we have a Christmas tree filled with ornaments which feature a child's wish, age, and gender on it. Generous individuals, families, or groups in the community pull one or more ornaments from our Giving Tree. They shop for items and return unwrapped gifts to our office. (All wishes/gifts should be within the $35 limit.)
Mobile Miles hits the road each week to serve families fighting and surviving cancer in our 10-parish service area. It is like Miles Perret Cancer Services on wheels! Our support and services are open to those living in or receiving treatment in the 10 parishes.
Mobile Miles provides a variety of services brought right to you. Some of these services include the Hope Chest (wigs, hats, scarves and turbans), mastectomy supplies nutritional supplements, durable medical goods and a small resource library.
Our Wellness Center offers nutrition information and cooking demonstrations four times a year to clients and survivors who are interested in learning to live well with a cancer diagnosis.
View Our Wellness Center Calendar for the Next Demonstration
View Our Wellness Center Calendar View Our Client Calendar View Our RecipesWe provide an opportunity for families to have fun together through our SMILES for Miles program. One Saturday each month, we invite children 18 and under to bring their parents for an activity. In the past, activities have included the zoo, ice skating, children's museum, and art classes.
Explore our schedule of closed and open session group exercise classes, tailored to our cancer clients' needs.
View Our Wellness Center Calendar View Our Client CalendarSit ‘N Fit – a relaxing chair yoga class that helps improve range of motion, energy, and movement at your individual pace and abilities. Each class includes gentle movements, meditation, and breathing exercises to help create ease of mind and body.
Gentle Yoga – focuses on relaxation while increasing range of motion and energy. Flexibility is not required. The class is conducted on the floor, seated or lying down. Modifications and props are offered and encouraged so that every student may work at their own pace in a manner that works for their body. Meditation and breath work are used to help students switch into the parasympathetic nervous system where healing occurs.
Circuit Training – involves rotating through 7 different exercises for a set amount of time, with a short rest period in between each exercise. This class targets different muscle groups and helps to increase your strength, balance, and stamina. All workouts are low impact, and you go at your own pace. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.
Toning Class – a total body strength training workout using light weights, resistance bands, and bodyweight. This class helps to build muscle and increase bone density while continuing to use low impact moves. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.
Basic Yoga – a mindful practice to end the day, focusing on overall releasing and strengthening at a gentle pace. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and renewed from the day. The focus is on alignment and building our practice from the ground up. All levels are welcome.
Line Dancing – want to start your Wednesdays on the right foot??!!! With a variety of music, we have fun and lots more, as we dance, step, and sway the floor away. No previous experience needed! Just show up as you are and have a good time.
Nutrition Classes also offered – quarterly classes offering research-based nutrition information and cooking demonstrations focused on the impact of diet on cancer diagnosis.
Discover the vibrant tapestry of local flavors and delights at our Farmer's Markets, where the essence of community and the abundance of freshness and nature converge. With multiple locations to explore, our local Farmer's Markets support a diverse and enriching experience that celebrates the bountiful harvests of the season. Join us at our various market destinations as we cultivate the roots of sustainable living and bring farm-fresh goodness to your table.
The Wellness Center is a full-service gym, with guidance tailored to your needs. Our Director provides you with a full assessment, taking your medical history, limitations and exercise goals in mind. A program is created just for you with periodic reassessments as your needs change.
The gym is closed during classes such as Yoga, Pilates & Toning, Let’s Dance, and Healing Dance. You are free to use the gym during Circuit Training, Express classes, and MilesStrong.
Here, we offer a collection of delicious and nutritious recipes designed to support your well-being during your cancer journey. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, and our recipes are carefully crafted to provide not only nourishment but also great taste. Explore these culinary creations and discover how you can nourish your body and elevate your spirits through the joy of cooking and savoring wholesome meals.
Discover a supportive community at our monthly Breast Cancer Support Group.
Certified instructional group exercise classes offered in our Wellness Center.
Discover the vibrant tapestry of local flavors and delights at our Farmer's Markets, where the essence of community and the abundance of freshness and nature converge. With multiple locations to explore, our local Farmer's Markets support a diverse and enriching experience that celebrates the bountiful harvests of the season. Join us at our various market destinations as we cultivate the roots of sustainable living and bring farm-fresh goodness to your table.
These messages are helpful in leading caregivers to a deeper understanding of their grief as well as those around them.
Here, we offer a collection of delicious and nutritious recipes designed to support your well-being during your cancer journey. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, and our recipes are carefully crafted to provide not only nourishment but also great taste. Explore these culinary creations and discover how you can nourish your body and elevate your spirits through the joy of cooking and savoring wholesome meals.
MPCS strives to maintain the largest cancer library in Acadiana since our goal is to give out the most accurate information for every type of cancer. The library has books ranging from specific cancer topics to inspirational stories. In addition, our library is well stocked with up-to-date pamphlets on specific cancer types, nutrition and more. Our library is open to all! Anyone is welcome to take a pamphlet or check out a book and return it at his or her earliest convenience.
The Giving Tree is an annual program that offers help to families during the Christmas season. The program is offered to children and/or siblings (18 or younger living at home) of an active MPCS client. In our office, we have a Christmas tree filled with ornaments which feature a child's wish, age, and gender on it. Generous individuals, families, or groups in the community pull one or more ornaments from our Giving Tree. They shop for items and return unwrapped gifts to our office. (All wishes/gifts should be within the $35 limit.)
Ever wanted to be a platinum blonde or a sassy red head? One of our Service Coordinators can help you choose a wig that best suits your personality and style. Our HOPE CHEST room is a beautiful place dedicated to providing wigs, hats, scarves and turbans to those who have lost or will lose their hair due to cancer treatment.
Whether you have had a lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, or a double mastectomy, MPCS has an entire room dedicated to fitting anyone in need of a bra and/or prosthesis. We offer the SOFTEE which is a post-operative camisole that can be worn directly over bandages or compression garments. It includes a pocket to store post-surgical drain bulbs, and it can be adjusted to accommodate changes during reconstruction. We also offer a collection of thoughtful items to make life easier for breast cancer patients post-surgery.
MPCS is able to provide a variety of medical supplies including tracheotomy cleaning kits, ostomy and urostomy supplies, disposable briefs, bed liners, LMX cream, dressings, bandages, gloves, and more.
Having support is vital for caregivers to remain emotionally and physically healthy. The suggestions below are to help you stay healthy! Remember, these are only suggestions, and you are the expert on what works (and doesn't work) for you. In other words, utilize the information you need and leave the rest.
During treatment, the body is working unusually hard to fight cancer cells and attend to the damaged healthy cells. For clients who are not able to maintain a healthy weight or are in need of extra nutrients, with a doctor's prescription, we offer a variety of flavors of Ensure, Ensure Plus and Glucerna supplements.
A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming to everyone who is involved. Developed by a MPCS board member and caregiver, a PNN is a comprehensive cancer journal that helps assist in organizing key elements of your medical care. With this notebook, you can keep track of doctors, appointments, treatment schedules, medications, important notes and more.
The Treatment Care Kit contains useful items that will help you during chemotherapy and/or radiation. These items are recommended by Acadiana oncologists to assist in managing the side effects that you may experience. We've included items that help with oral care, skin care, and general health care.
MPCS and Junior League of Lafayette have teamed up to make sure that our clients and their children have the tools they need to get started for the new school year. Each August, this program takes care of school supply shopping for children who have cancer or children whose parents have cancer. At the end of summer, caregivers can submit their children's supply lists, and volunteers purchase school supplies.
Explore our schedule of closed and open session group exercise classes, tailored to our cancer clients' needs.
View Our Wellness Center Calendar View Our Client CalendarSit ‘N Fit – a relaxing chair yoga class that helps improve range of motion, energy, and movement at your individual pace and abilities. Each class includes gentle movements, meditation, and breathing exercises to help create ease of mind and body.
Gentle Yoga – focuses on relaxation while increasing range of motion and energy. Flexibility is not required. The class is conducted on the floor, seated or lying down. Modifications and props are offered and encouraged so that every student may work at their own pace in a manner that works for their body. Meditation and breath work are used to help students switch into the parasympathetic nervous system where healing occurs.
Circuit Training – involves rotating through 7 different exercises for a set amount of time, with a short rest period in between each exercise. This class targets different muscle groups and helps to increase your strength, balance, and stamina. All workouts are low impact, and you go at your own pace. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.
Toning Class – a total body strength training workout using light weights, resistance bands, and bodyweight. This class helps to build muscle and increase bone density while continuing to use low impact moves. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.
Basic Yoga – a mindful practice to end the day, focusing on overall releasing and strengthening at a gentle pace. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and renewed from the day. The focus is on alignment and building our practice from the ground up. All levels are welcome.
Line Dancing – want to start your Wednesdays on the right foot??!!! With a variety of music, we have fun and lots more, as we dance, step, and sway the floor away. No previous experience needed! Just show up as you are and have a good time.
Nutrition Classes also offered – quarterly classes offering research-based nutrition information and cooking demonstrations focused on the impact of diet on cancer diagnosis.
This program provides creative ways for clients to respond to their cancer experience. Each class has different projects that may include sculpting, drawing, painting, scrap booking and more.
The Giving Tree is an annual program that offers help to families during the Christmas season. The program is offered to children and/or siblings (18 or younger living at home) of an active MPCS client. In our office, we have a Christmas tree filled with ornaments which feature a child's wish, age, and gender on it. Generous individuals, families, or groups in the community pull one or more ornaments from our Giving Tree. They shop for items and return unwrapped gifts to our office. (All wishes/gifts should be within the $35 limit.)
Ever wanted to be a platinum blonde or a sassy red head? One of our Service Coordinators can help you choose a wig that best suits your personality and style. Our HOPE CHEST room is a beautiful place dedicated to providing wigs, hats, scarves and turbans to those who have lost or will lose their hair due to cancer treatment.
Discover the vibrant tapestry of local flavors and delights at our Farmer's Markets, where the essence of community and the abundance of freshness and nature converge. With multiple locations to explore, our local Farmer's Markets support a diverse and enriching experience that celebrates the bountiful harvests of the season. Join us at our various market destinations as we cultivate the roots of sustainable living and bring farm-fresh goodness to your table.
Whether you have had a lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, or a double mastectomy, MPCS has an entire room dedicated to fitting anyone in need of a bra and/or prosthesis. We offer the SOFTEE which is a post-operative camisole that can be worn directly over bandages or compression garments. It includes a pocket to store post-surgical drain bulbs, and it can be adjusted to accommodate changes during reconstruction. We also offer a collection of thoughtful items to make life easier for breast cancer patients post-surgery.
MPCS is able to provide a variety of medical supplies including tracheotomy cleaning kits, ostomy and urostomy supplies, disposable briefs, bed liners, LMX cream, dressings, bandages, gloves, and more.
These messages are helpful in leading caregivers to a deeper understanding of their grief as well as those around them.
Mobile Miles hits the road each week to serve families fighting and surviving cancer in our 10-parish service area. It is like Miles Perret Cancer Services on wheels! Our support and services are open to those living in or receiving treatment in the 10 parishes.
Mobile Miles provides a variety of services brought right to you. Some of these services include the Hope Chest (wigs, hats, scarves and turbans), mastectomy supplies nutritional supplements, durable medical goods and a small resource library.
Having support is vital for caregivers to remain emotionally and physically healthy. The suggestions below are to help you stay healthy! Remember, these are only suggestions, and you are the expert on what works (and doesn't work) for you. In other words, utilize the information you need and leave the rest.
Our Wellness Center offers nutrition information and cooking demonstrations four times a year to clients and survivors who are interested in learning to live well with a cancer diagnosis.
View Our Wellness Center Calendar for the Next Demonstration
View Our Wellness Center Calendar View Our Client Calendar View Our RecipesDuring treatment, the body is working unusually hard to fight cancer cells and attend to the damaged healthy cells. For clients who are not able to maintain a healthy weight or are in need of extra nutrients, with a doctor's prescription, we offer a variety of flavors of Ensure, Ensure Plus and Glucerna supplements.
A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming to everyone who is involved. Developed by a MPCS board member and caregiver, a PNN is a comprehensive cancer journal that helps assist in organizing key elements of your medical care. With this notebook, you can keep track of doctors, appointments, treatment schedules, medications, important notes and more.
The Wellness Center is a full-service gym, with guidance tailored to your needs. Our Director provides you with a full assessment, taking your medical history, limitations and exercise goals in mind. A program is created just for you with periodic reassessments as your needs change.
The gym is closed during classes such as Yoga, Pilates & Toning, Let’s Dance, and Healing Dance. You are free to use the gym during Circuit Training, Express classes, and MilesStrong.
Here, we offer a collection of delicious and nutritious recipes designed to support your well-being during your cancer journey. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, and our recipes are carefully crafted to provide not only nourishment but also great taste. Explore these culinary creations and discover how you can nourish your body and elevate your spirits through the joy of cooking and savoring wholesome meals.
MPCS strives to maintain the largest cancer library in Acadiana since our goal is to give out the most accurate information for every type of cancer. The library has books ranging from specific cancer topics to inspirational stories. In addition, our library is well stocked with up-to-date pamphlets on specific cancer types, nutrition and more. Our library is open to all! Anyone is welcome to take a pamphlet or check out a book and return it at his or her earliest convenience.
We provide an opportunity for families to have fun together through our SMILES for Miles program. One Saturday each month, we invite children 18 and under to bring their parents for an activity. In the past, activities have included the zoo, ice skating, children's museum, and art classes.
Discover a supportive community at our monthly Breast Cancer Support Group.
The Treatment Care Kit contains useful items that will help you during chemotherapy and/or radiation. These items are recommended by Acadiana oncologists to assist in managing the side effects that you may experience. We've included items that help with oral care, skin care, and general health care.
Certified instructional group exercise classes offered in our Wellness Center.
Mark your calendars for August 17th and get ready to join us for a 200-yard swim, 8-mile bike, and 2-mile run.
This triathlon is designed to accommodate all fitness levels, making it an ideal event whether you are new to triathlons or looking for a tune-up before a larger event. Participants have the option to sign up individually or as part of a relay team.
With only 350 spots available, you won't want to miss your chance to be part of this incredible event. Secure your spot now and join a community dedicated to fitness, fun, and supporting local cancer patients and their families.
On Thanksgiving Eve, November 27, put on your gleaux gear and race down to River Ranch Town Square for a night of family fun that makes a direct impact on the lives of local families fighting, surviving, and living with cancer. All proceeds from this event benefit Miles Perret Cancer Services. Your participation provides services to local families fighting cancer. Through your support, Miles Perret clients are never charged for the services they receive.
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Thanks to all who made the 2024 Games of Acadiana a roaring success! Get ready for even more fun and surprises as we gear up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Games of Acadiana!
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Miles Perret Cancer Services is a haven for individuals and families fighting, surviving, and living with cancer. Our services are comprehensive and provided at no charge. MPCS receives no government funding and 100% supported by our local community. Every dollar truly makes a difference in the lives of local families fighting cancer.
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