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 Wellness 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 |
| Tucson |
Cancer Center of Southern Arizona |
Lynn Johnson |
520-248-9005 |
| Tucson |
Sunstone Cancer Support Center |
Helene Rothstein |
520-296-3065 |
| California |
| Fontana |
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center |
Sandy Hickey |
909-427-5289 |
| La Jolla |
UCSD Cancer Center |
|
858-822-5579 |
| Los Angeles |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA |
Tom Pier, MSW |
310-794-6644 |
| Los Angeles |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Early Stage Lung Cancer Support) |
Michael States, MFT |
310-314-2564 |
| Newport Beach |
Hoag Cancer Center |
Sian Wing |
949-764-6889 |
| Orange |
St. Joseph Hospital Regional Cancer Center "You are not Alone" |
Pam Matten, RN, ONC |
714-771-8243 |
| Redondo Beach |
The Wellness Community |
Tom May |
310-376-3550 |
| Sacramento |
UC Davis Medical Center |
Carolyn Guadagnolo |
916-734-8299 |
| San Francisco |
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Barbara Buckley |
415-601-4732 |
| Santa Barbara |
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara |
Cathie Nelson, MSW |
805-682-7300 |
| Walnut Creek |
The Wellness Community |
Judy Blazin |
925-933-0107 |
| Colorado |
| Englewood |
Swedish Medical Center |
Kelly Topf |
303-319-8638 |
| Connecticut |
| New Haven |
Hospital of St. Raphael
McGivney Center for Cancer Care |
Lori Ratchekris |
203-789-3946 |
| Norwalk |
Cancer Care of Connecticut Telephone Support Group |
Sandy Tripodi |
203-854-9911 |
| 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 |
Aimee Connors |
904-519-2738 |
| Safety Harbor |
Morton Plant Hospital |
Michelle Wellman |
727-461-8904 |
| Sarasota |
The Wellness Community |
Dr. John Kleinbaum |
941-921-5539 |
| Tampa |
Moffitt Cancer Center |
Cynthia Shimizu |
813-745-3990 |
| Georgia |
| Athens |
Lorne Smith Center |
Rhonda Bogdanow |
706-475-4900 |
| Atlanta |
St Joseph's Cancer Center |
William Gessner |
404-778-5933 |
| Atlanta |
Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute |
Rebecca Sizemore |
404-778-5716 |
| Savannah |
Summit Cancer Care |
Kay Denham |
912-354-6187 |
| Illinois |
| Chicago |
Gilda's Club |
Eileen Lowry |
312-464-9900 |
| Chicago |
University of Chicago Cancer Resource Center |
Trish Parker |
773-834-7206 |
| Elk Grove Village |
Alexian Brothers LIfe Enrichment Center |
Sue Abbinanti |
847-952-7205 |
| Evanston |
Evanston Hospital |
Nan Rothrock |
224-364-7597 |
| Geneva |
Living Well |
|
630-262-1111 |
| Hinsdale |
Wellness House |
Marnie McHale |
630-654-5108 |
| Maywood |
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center |
Jenny Abrams |
708-327-2042 |
| Mokena |
Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center |
|
708-478-3529 |
| Northbrook |
Cancer Wellness Center |
|
847-509-9595 |
| Springfield |
Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute |
Beth Phelps, MS, APN-C |
217-545-7806 |
| Indiana |
| Fort Wayne |
Women's Cancer Center |
Linda Jordan |
219-435-7959 |
| Kentucky |
| Pikeville |
Pikeville Methodist Hospital |
Shirley Coleman, RN
Kathy Clark |
606-218-4992 |
| Maine |
| South Portland |
The Cancer Community Center |
Valerie Odoms |
207-774-2200 |
| Maryland |
| Baltimore |
Hopewell Cancer Support |
Carole Sharp |
410-832-2719 |
| Bethesda |
The Wellness Community |
Barbara Shaffer |
301-493-5002 |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston |
Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
Bryan Harter |
617-632-3751 |
| Newton |
The Wellness Community of Greater Boston |
Abe Feingold |
617-332-1919 |
| Michigan |
| Grand Rapids |
Gilda's Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group |
|
616-453-8300 |
| Royal Oak |
Gilda's Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group |
Chris Spencer |
248-577-0800 |
| Minnesota |
