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	The Cancer Council Victoria - Cancer support groups
		The Cancer Council Victoria is responsible for the coordination of a statewide network of cancer support groups for those with cancer and their families and friends.
		Cancer support groups which seek The Cancer Council Victoria recognition are offered broad guidelines and become part of the statewide network.
		More common are the self-help groups, which are run by people with cancer or their family and friends (often with the help of health professionals) and facilitated groups which are run by health professionals, usually a registered nurse or social worker who can bring special skills, such as coping with loss and grief.
	www.cancervic.org.au /cancer1/patients/suppgroups.htm (0 words)

	Cancer support group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cancer support groups provide a setting in which cancer patients can talk about living with cancer with others who may be having similar experiences.
		Much of the sociological construction of these groups are similar to other kinds of other types of support groups.
		The support of the health care team (doctors, nurses, social workers), support groups, and patient-to-patient networks can help people feel less isolated and distressed, and improve the quality of their lives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cancer_support_group (421 words)

	Cancer Support Group
		Cancer Care Services at PCRMC is accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.
		The Cancer Support Group is a free service of PCRMC and is open to all community members.
		Cancer Support Group facilitators consist of health experts in the field of radiation oncology, medical oncology and professional counselors.
	www.pcrmc.com /CancerSupportGroup.htm (0 words)

	Lung Cancer Support Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Quick Overview Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours.
		The challenges faced by a person living with lung cancer are unique; attending a lung cancer support group may provide you with some of the tools you will need to meet these challenges.
		Providing psychological support, which is known to have a positive effect on the quality of life for most people with lung cancer.
	www.siumed.edu /surgery/cardiothor/cancer_supprt.htm (0 words)

	Cancer - [Support Group]
		Cancer support and survivorship groups for lesbian, bisexual and transgender women who partner with women (WPWs) their partners, and caregivers.
		Support for parents of children and adolescents with cancer, their families, adult survivors of childhood cancer, and the professionals working with them.
		Helps cancer survivors and their loved ones make informed choices and improve the quality of life by sharing in a community of people who have "been there." Newsletter, information and referrals, support groups advocacy.
	www.everettclinic.com /kbase/shc/shc12.htm (0 words)

	Cancer Support Groups - CancerIndex
		Cancer Support Association (Australia) CSA is a non-profit support group formed in 1984 by patients and relatives.
		Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation (USA) The CCCF is a non-profit organisation which aims to educate, support, serve, and advocate for families of children with cancer, survivors, and health professionals.
		Scottish Association of Prostate Cancer Support Groups (Scotland, UK) the association was founded by prostate cancer patients and their families in April 1999 to a network of regional support groups and raise awareness of prostate cancer.
	www.cancerindex.org /clinks6a.htm (0 words)

	Cancer Support Group Study
		The C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital has been selected to join the University of Vermont in a nationally recognized study of the benefits of support groups to the emotional and physical health of breast cancer patients.
		“The National Cancer Institute’s support for this study is indicative of the strength of this research,” said Bruce Compas, Ph.D., professor of psychology at UVM and principal investigator on the project.
		He said Glens Falls Hospital’s Cancer Center was invited to join the study this year based on the Center’s reputation and the similar demographic characteristics of people in the Glens Falls area and in Burlington, where UVM is located.
	www.glensfallshospital.org /cancer_treatment_health_support_study.htm (0 words)

	Ways You Can Make a Difference in Cancer - National Cancer Institute
		Some cancer organizations recommend, or even require, that people be out of treatment for at least a year before they volunteer as peer counselors.
		A group of African-American women with cancer organized a support group to deal with their unique needs.
		If you are a cancer survivor or are close to someone who has or has had cancer, you know what it is like to talk with doctors, nurses, and other health care providers.
	www.cancer.gov /cancertopics/make-a-difference/page4 (0 words)

	aarogya.com "Support Groups - Cancer Support Group"
		Cancer patients require more than just medical care that a doctor provides and the CPAA does just that.
		Besides all this the CPAA in association with aarogya now extends its support to cancer patients by providing free access to their volunteers who have also undergone the travails of cancer.
		Her cancer was diagnosed and the hospital helped with medicine and support.
	www.aarogya.com /SupportGroup/cancer/index.asp (0 words)

	Prostate Cancer Support Group
		"Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, there is a tremendous sense of urgency and frustration," says Nancy Dawson, M.D., a prostate cancer specialist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, explaining the impetus behind the creation of the new local chapter of "US TOO!," an international support group founded in Chicago in 1990.
		support group is especially important in the metropolitan Baltimore area since Baltimore has one of the highest rates of prostate cancer in the country," says Dr. Dawson.
		Dawson, an internationally known expert in the field of prostate cancer, heads the University of Maryland Division of Genitourinary Oncology and is a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
	www.umm.edu /news/releases/ustoo.htm (0 words)

	Start A Cancer Support Group
		Cancer patients reach out for support for a variety of reasons, looking for individual needs to be met through the warmth and caring of others.
		It is not uncommon for the quiet members of a group to pull you aside or contact you in private and request that you discuss with another member an issue they are having with that member because they do not have the strength to do it themselves.
		I hope that if you choose to start a support group, you will take an honest inventory of yourself and a realistic outlook on what a support group is all about.
	survivor-support.rare-cancer.org /support-group-create.html (0 words)

	Breast Cancer Support Group - Sturgis Michigan
		We invite all persons who have had breast cancer and are currently in remission, those who are at various stages of treatment, and those who are just beginning treatment, as well as their friends and family members, to attend our meeting.
		Their own experiences with breast cancer left them with the sense that a support group was needed in the Sturgis area.
		She put them in contact with one another and ultimately, the breast cancer support group was formed.
	www.sturgishospital.com /breastcancer (0 words)

	Bangkok Breast Cancer Support Group
		Theories about breast cancer change all the time – so you need to keep informed and question everything; it is about your own survival.
		A strong support group of breast cancer patients at the hospital where I was being treated met weekly, and I kept in touch with a woman I met at the hospital who had gone through the same treatment I was going through.
		I was tremendously lucky to have had a slow growing kind of cancer, and to have it found before it was too late, before it spread.
	www.bangkokbreastcancer.com (0 words)

	A Breast Cancer Support Group
		For the Sister -To-Sister Breast Cancer Support Group of Delta Sigma Theta Denver Alumnae Chapter, the glue that binds them together and defines their sisterhood is one mission -- educate their fellow sisters about early detection of breast cancer, and reduce the number of African American sisters who are dying from this disease.
		When one of their own, Jo McLaurin, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, they banded together and through their non-profit project, Sister-to-Sister, provided housekeeping, a wheelchair, homemade chicken soup, hospice services and kindness to her during her struggle.
		Suzy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978, a time when little was known about the disease and it was rarely discussed in public.
	www.womenof.com /Articles/hc_8_16_04.asp (0 words)

	Cancer Support Group
		WHO: The group is for offficers and enlisted personnel from any military branch: Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps (Public Health Service), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
		FORMAT: The group involves open participation, and group members are encouraged to come as often as their schedule will allow.Numerous issues and aspects, many unique to active duty members having cancer, will be discussed.
		These include but are not limited to: the perceived stigma of the illness, acceptance by command members, when limitations of performance are real and when they are myth, does and should cancer affect fitness reports and evaluations, deployability from a medical administrative and practical standpoint, cancer and special qualifications (i.e.
	www-nmcp.med.navy.mil /Oncology/adsupport.asp (0 words)

	Duke Cancer Patient Support Program - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
		The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program was created in memory of Linda Schanberg Clark, who lost her life to Hodgkin's disease at the age of 26, after eight years of treatment.
		The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program offers counseling, support groups, companionship, educational resources, and a wig and turban program to help patients and families cope with the impact of cancer on their lives.
		DCPSP offers continued support from the time of diagnosis, through treatment, recovery, and survival, and also through the circumstances surrounding end of life.
	www.cancer.duke.edu /support (0 words)

	The Asbestos cancer support group with spousal support and mesothelioma support group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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	asbestos-cancer-support-group.svaka.com (0 words)

	NvElderCare Cancer Support Group Meetings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Description: The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education and/or advocacy.
		Description: We are here to provide education, support, financial assistance and referrals to the diagnosed cancer patient and their families.
		Support group information is readily available by visiting the Support Group page on our website www.bunkersmortuary.
	www.nveldercare.org /index.php?path=supportgroups&page=cancersupportgroupmeetings (0 words)

	Anchorage Women's Breast Cancer Support Group
		Population served: General support group for those diagnosed with all types of cancer.
		Breast cancer survivors are paired up with the new patient by age and type of cancer.
		These volunteers provide support for the new patient by going to doctor’s visits, surgery, resources, etc. The volunteers are only involved as much as the new patient desires.
	www.alaskansites.com /awbcsg/supportgroups.htm (0 words)

	Cancer Lifeline Colorectal Support Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Cancer Lifeline Colorectal Cancer Support Group was formed by colorectal cancer survivors to offer information, education, support and connection to others.
		The group is facilitated by Sandi Johnson, MSW.
		When Bev and Lou Hering first heard about the Colorectal Cancer Support Group, they weren't at all sure the group was for them.
	www.cancerlifeline.org /colorectal.html (0 words)

	Sentara Online Breast Cancer Support Group
		The Support Group is an email list that allows members of the list to communicate with everyone else on the list with one quick email.
		You understand and agree that because the Sentara Online Breast Cancer Support Group service is available free of charge to you, Sentara will not be liable to you for any damages you may incur resulting from your use of the email list or any other websites or information whose links are on this email list.
		This Online Breast Cancer Support Group email list is designed to feature opportunities for meaningful interaction where users can share their knowledge, experiences, and other helpful information.
	www.sentara.com /Sentara/PatientVisitorInfo/SupportGroups/online_breast_cancer_support.htm (0 words)

	Uplift Breast Cancer Support Group
		Breast cancer is now experienced by one in every seven women.
		Uplift is a community of women who have a common bond and believe a “problem shared is divided, a show shared is doubled.” Concerns can be less difficult when shared with those who have been there.
		Encourage women to actively participate in decisions regarding women and breast cancer on a local and national level.
	www.cancercarolinas.com /events_detail.cfm?id=40 (0 words)

	Colon Cancer Support Group
		Patients, families and friends affected by cancer experience a wide range of emotions.
		Groups provide a safe and supportive opportunity to explore emotions and to receive reassurance that you are not alone.
		Understanding that feelings belong to the individual and are not criticized by someone else or even yourself.
	www.digestivehealth.com /Main_Navigation/colon_cancer__support_group.htm (0 words)

	Halesowen Cancer Support Group : Cancerbackup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Small friendly self-help group, with a good relationship between all members.
		Cancerbackup is a national charity and we rely on voluntary donations.
		Play the £1 million monday lottery and support Cancerbackup.
	www.cancerbackup.org.uk /Resourcessupport/Organisations/Searchall/756 (0 words)

	SE Childhood Cancer Support Group
		We are getting quite a little group here now and that is great in one way as we are here to support each other but it also means that cancer is more prevalent than anyone thought.
		Out net chats are quite informal where we get to know each other and talk about all sorts of things not just cancer as we are here for love and support.
		Bianca's parnts are also in this group so again please feel free to join our chats and better still spread the word about our little group to anyone you know who may be interested.
	groups.msn.com /SEChildhoodCancerSupportGroup (0 words)

	Cancer Support Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A Cancer Support Group for cancer patients, cancer survivors, their families and their friends meets at St. Mark the second and fourth Monday each month at 7:00 p.m.
		The Cancer Support Group has a dedicated team of facilitators: Larry Warren, PhD, Family Therapist; Fred Hausheer, MD, FACP, Medical Oncologist and Cancer Researcher; and Kathy Herms, Survivor and American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Volunteer.
		The Support Group will provide information on cancer, coping skills, a forum for discussing individual and family concerns, and encouragement and support from others whose lives have also been touched by cancer.
	www.stmarktx.org /Cancer_Support_Group.htm (0 words)

	University of Minnesota Cancer Center: Quick Links for Patients
		Call or e-mail a cancer nurse and community health specialist for help in finding a physician at the U of M and where to call to make an appointment.
		Information about specific cancers and whom to contact for more information about patient care and making an appointment.
		Cancer Center educational events for cancer patients, their families and friends, and the public.
	www.cancer.umn.edu /page/patients/events_support.html (0 words)

	Breast Cancer Support Groups
		Our group found that it was important to be among women who were actually going through the experience as well as hearing from those who had gone through it and come out on the other side.
		• Community Breast Cancer Group has a variety of support groups for specific groups of women and men who are dealing with breast cancer.
		The groups are facilitated by licensed therapists and available on a drop-in basis.
	www.breastcancergroup.org /breastcancersupport.html (0 words)

	Inflammatory Breast Cancer Support Group and Mailing List
		There is a support email list with about 400 members; you can browse messages or join the list.
		These symptoms often appear with IBC because the cancer is fast-growing and blocks the lymph vessels in the breast and skin.
		Pictures of inflammatory breast cancer at time of diagnosis, the frequent weight gain effects of some steroids, and examples of skin mets (metastasis) are available for mature visitors to this web site.
	www.ibcsupport.org (0 words)

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