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Support Groups
Lung Cancer Alliance recognizes the need for some patients and their caregivers to discuss issues associated with lung cancer. Support groups and educational sessions specific to lung cancer are available, but sometimes difficult to find.
Please contact us with any information about a lung cancer specific support group you are aware of that is not listed. In addition, please contact Lung Cancer Alliance if there are no support groups in your area and you are interested in starting one.
Online Support:
The Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR). A not-for-profit group that hosts free support discussion groups. Register for non-small cell, small cell, or bronchioalveolar (BAC) lung cancer groups.
CancerCare. A national non-profit organization that provides free professional support to anyone affected by cancer. Provides online support groups.
The Cancer Support Community. A non-profit organization that offers general cancer support groups online. Limited to 8 participants, the groups meet weekly for an hour and a half.
The Group Room (Vital Options® International) radio show has Web and radio programs about cancer issues, with past programs archived on their site. Listeners are welcome to call in.
Face-to-Face Support:
To obtain specific information about individual support groups, please call the contact person listed.
| Arizona |
| Phoenix |
The Wellness Community |
Jenny Fisher or Carol Foster |
602-712-1006 |
| Arkansas |
| Fayetteville |
Highlands Oncology Group |
Lisa Russell |
479-751-8765 |
| California |
| Duarte |
City of Hope |
Rupinder Sidhu, LCSW |
626-256-4673 ext. 62282 |
| Fontana |
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center |
Sandy Hickey |
909-427-5289 |
| La Jolla |
UCSD Cancer Center |
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858-822-6868 |
| Los Angeles |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA |
Ines Santiago, LCSW |
310-794-6644 |
| Newport Beach |
Hoag Cancer Center |
Lilian Reed, LC Nurse Coordinator, RN |
949-764-6889 |
| Orange |
St. Joseph Hospital Regional Cancer Center |
Pam Matten, RN, ONC |
714-734-6236 |
| Palo Alto |
Stanford Cancer Center |
Holly Gautier, RN;
Pat Fobair, LCSW |
650-725-9456 |
| Redondo Beach |
The Wellness Community |
Tom May |
310-376-3550 |
| Sacramento |
UC Davis Medical Center |
Carolyn Guadagnolo |
916-734-8299 |
| Santa Barbara |
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara |
Cathie Nelson, MSW |
805-563-5870 |
| Walnut Creek |
The Wellness Community |
Judy Blazin |
925-933-0107 |
| Colorado |
| Englewood |
Swedish Medical Center |
Kelly Topf |
303-788-4668 |
| Connecticut |
| Manchester |
The John A. DeQuattro Community Cancer Center |
Bill Carson |
860-643-1318 |
| New Haven |
Hospital of St. Raphael
McGivney Center for Cancer Care |
Lori Ratchelous |
203-789-3946 |
| New Haven |
Yale New Haven Health System -Thoracic Oncology Lung Cancer Support Group |
Irene Scanlon, LCSW; Linda David |
203-688-3218 |
| Delaware |
| Wilmington |
The Wellness Community |
Sean |
302-995-2850 |
| Florida |
| Boynton Beach |
Bethesda Memorial Hospital |
Lynn Edinoff, LCSW |
561-737-7733 x4948 |
| Ft. Lauderdale |
Gilda's Club South Florida |
Sue Cleveland |
954-763-6776 |
| Jacksonville |
Florida Oncology Associates |
Bridgette |
904-703-5457 |
| Jacksonville |
Florida Oncology Associates |
Jennifer Matthews |
904-538-3666, 904-538-3673 |
| Miami |
The Wellness Community |
Dr. Peggy Rios or
Amparo Alvarez |
305-668-5900 |
| Orlando |
American Lung Association, Central Area |
Tiffany Tisdale |
407-425-5864 x1302 |
| Punta Gorda |
Charlotte Regoinal Hospital |
Irene Gargiulo |
941-637-9575 |
| Sarasota |
The Wellness Community |
Dr. John Kleinbaum |
941-921-5539 |
| Stuart |
Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center, Martin Memorial |
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772-223-5945
x1669 |
| Georgia |
| Atlanta |
St Joseph's Cancer Center |
Debbie Church and Alice Kerber |
678-843-5051 |
| Atlanta |
Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute |
William Gessner, Rebecca Sizemore |
404-778-5926 |
| Illinois |
| Chicago |
Gilda's Club |
Liz Ferrigno |
312-464-9900 |
| Chicago |
University of Chicago Cancer Resource Center |
Kimberly Nelson |
773-834-7206 |
| Elk Grove Village |
The Cancer Institute at Alexian Brothers Medical Center |
Sue Abbinanti |
847-952-7205 |
| Geneva |
Living Well |
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630-262-1111 |
| Hoffman Estates |
St. Alexius Medical Center |
Sue Abbinanti |
847-952-7205 |
| Maywood |
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center |
Laura Morrell |
708-327-2042 |
| Springfield |
Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute |
Anjuli Amin |
217-545-5408 |
| Indiana |
Fort Wayne |
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana |
Gail Hamm |
260-484-9560 |
| Kansas |
| Kansas City |
University of Kansas Cancer Center |
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913- 588-0130 |
| Kentucky |
| Louisville |
Brown Cancer Center |
Dana Lee, RN, BSN, OCN |
502-562-7092 |
| Louisiana |
| Baton Rouge |
Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge |
Esther Sachse |
225-927-2273 |
| Maine |
| South Portland |
The Cancer Community Center |
Valerie Odams |
207-774-2200 |
| Lewiston |
The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing |
Terry Quatrano Simpson, LCSW |
207-330-7776 |
| Maryland |
| Annapolis |
Anne Arundel Medical |
Teresa Putscher and Amy Tissiere |
443-481-5881 or 443-481-5830 |
| Baltimore |
Hopewell Cancer Support |
Carole Sharp |
410-832-2719 |
| Salisbury |
The Wellness Community - Delmarva |
Robin Richie |
410-546-1200 |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston |
Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
Allison DiBiasso |
617-632-5163 |
| Burlington |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Mary Susan Convery, LICSW, MSW |
617-726-1045 |
| Michigan |
| Ann Arbor |
Univ. of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Cancer AnswerLine |
800-865-1125 |
| Grand Rapids |
Gilda's Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group |
Dorace Youells, LMSW |
616-453-8300 |
| Royal Oak |
Gilda's Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group |
Michelle Warren |
248-577-0800 |
| Minnesota |
| Edina |
Minnesota Oncology, Southdale Medical Center |
Michele O'Brien, RN |
952-928-2900 |
| Robbinsdale |
North Memorial Medical Center |
Shirley Kern |
763-520-1867 |
| St. Cloud |
CentraCare Health Plaza, Coborn Cancer Center |
Debbie Corrigan, RN, OCN |
320-229-5199, ext 70830 |
| St. Paul |
Regions Hospital |
Scott Cruse, LICSW
Connie Berchem, Lung Cancer Survivor |
651-254-9267
651-464-3936 |
| Missouri |
| Columbia |
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center |
Christine Chang |
573-882-2587 |
| New Hampshire |
| Concord |
Concord Hospital |
Paula Plona |
603-230-6031 |
| New Jersey |
Brick |
Ocean Medical Center |
Joyce Cline-Blasi |
732-836-4042 |
| Eatontown |
The Wellness Community - Northern Jersey Shore |
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732-578-9200 |
| Hackensack |
The Wellness Community - Northern New Jersey |
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201-457-1670 |
| Linwood |
The Wellness Community - South Jersey |
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609-926-2699 |
| Morristown |
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center |
Lisa Picciuti |
979-971-7971 |
| New York |
| Buffalo |
Gilda's Club Western New York |
Susan Lichtblau |
716-332-5900 |
| Latham |
Gilda's Club |
Pat Morris |
518-456-1420 |
| New York |
Gilda's Club |
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212-647-9700 |
| New York |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Breathing Easier Monthly Educational Sessions |
Post Treatment Resource Center and Month Support Group |
646-888-4740 |
| New York |
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Tisch Cancer Center |
Alison Snow |
212-241-7805 |
| New York |
NYU Cancer Institute |
Michelle Shaw |
212-731-6036 |
| Rochester |
Gildas Club/Wilmot Cancer Center |
Mary Casselman-Collazo |
585-423-9700 |
| Stony Brook |
Stony Brook University Medical Center |
April Plant |
631-444-2981 |
| White Plains |
Gilda's Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group |
Amy Mlodzianowski, LMSW |
914-644-8844 |
| Woodbury |
CancerCare, Long Island |
Win Boerckel |
516-364-8130 |
| North Carolina |
| Currituck |
Currituck Senior Center |
Cathy Haldas |
252-453-6000 |
| Durham |
Duke University Medical Center |
Ben Weast |
919-684-8564 |
| Winston-Salem |
Cancer Services |
Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN |
336-760-9983 |
| Ohio |
| Columbus |
The Longaberger House, Ohio State University |
Deb Leno, Care for Life |
614-293-7041 |
| Elyria |
Center for Body, Mind & Spirit Community Cancer Center |
Vikki Howard, LSW |
440-324-0480 |
| Toledo |
The Victory Center |
Penny McCloskey |
419-531-7600 |
| Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia |
Fox Chase Cancer Center |
Lisa Lucker, LCSW |
215-728-2666 |
| Tennessee |
| Memphis |
Wings Cancer Foundation |
Sally Hensley |
901-683-0055 ext. 1159 |
| Knoxville |
Baptist Hospital West |
Trish Craft, Amand Beckner |
865-632-5981 |
| Texas |
| Trophy Club |
Arlington Cancer Center at Trophy Club |
Katie Brown
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817-501-9313 |
| Virginia |
| Falls Church |
Life with Cancer Family Center |
Paul Clark
Geronima Cortese-Jimenez |
703-698-2526 |
| Washington, District of Columbia |
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Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital |
Cheryl Hughes, LGSW |
202-444-3020 |
| Washington |
| Seattle |
Swedish Cancer Institute |
No Contact Person |
206-540-0477 |
| Seattle |
Northwest Hospital |
Cancer Lifeline |
800-255-5505 |
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