Support Groups
Telephone lung cancer support group – If there isn't an in-person lung cancer support group near you, the group in your area doesn't work for you, or you just need more support, you might consider the new LCA telphone support group! The group will meet once a week by phone for eight weeks. If you would like more information about our group, please call our toll-free information line at 1-800-298-2436.
General cancer support groups – There are many places in the country where lung cancer-specific groups are not available. Call our toll-free information line at 1-800-298-2436 for help finding general cancer support groups in your area.
To obtain specific information about individual support groups, please call the number listed.
| Arizona | |||
| Tucson | Arizona Oncology | 1-520-324-2840 | |
| Phoenix | The Wellness Community | Jenny Fisher or Carol Foster |
1-602-712-1006 |
| Arkansas | |||
| Fayetteville | Highlands Oncology Group | Lisa Russell | 1-479-751-8765 |
| California | |||
| Duarte | City of Hope | Rupinder Sidhu | 1-626-256-4673 x62282 |
| Fontana | Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Kaiser patients only) |
Sylvia Santos | 1-909-427-4022 |
| La Jolla | UCSD Cancer Center | Emma Cullen | 1-858-822-7905 |
| Los Angeles | Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology | Shane Kennington | 1-310-794-6363 |
| Newport Beach | Hoag Cancer Center | Lilian Reed | 1-949-764-6889 |
| Orange | Pam Matten | 1-714-734-6236 | |
| Palo Alto | Stanford Cancer Center |
Holly Gautier or Pat Fobair |
1-650-725-9456 |
| Pasadena | Huntington Cancer Center | Barbara Perry | 1-626-397-5074 |
| Redondo Beach | Cancer Support Community | Tom May | 1-310-376-3550 |
| San Carlos | Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation | Danielle Hicks | 1-650-598-2857 |
| San Clemente | Ocean View Hematology/Oncology Medical Group | Amy Sattel | 1-949-218-2800 |
| Sacramento | Alternates between UC Davis Cancer Center and Mercy San Juan Hospital |
Angie Usher Rachel McConachie |
1-916-734-7296 1-916-962-8892 |
| Santa Barbara | Cancer Center of Santa Barbara | Cathie Nelson | 1-805-563-5870 |
| Walnut Creek | Cancer Support Community | Judy Blazin | 1-925-933-0107 |
| Colorado | |||
| Englewood | Swedish Medical Center | Kelly Topf | 1-303-788-4668 |
| Connecticut | |||
| Manchester | The John A. DeQuattro Community Cancer Center | Bill Carson | 1-860-643-1318 |
| New Haven | Yale New Haven Health System | Irene Scanlon or Linda David |
1-203-688-3218 or |
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| Delaware | |||
| Wilmington | Cancer Support Community | 1-302-995-2850 | |
| Florida | |||
| Boca Raton | Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 1-561-955-6469 | |
| Boynton Beach | Bethesda Memorial Hospital | Lynn Edinoff | 1-561-737-7733 x4948 |
| Ft. Lauderdale | Gilda's Club South Florida | 1-954-763-6776 | |
| Jacksonville | Florida Oncology Associates | Jennifer Matthews |
1-904-538-3666 or |
| Miami | Cancer Support Community |
Dr. Peggy Rios or |
1-305-668-5900 |
| Orlando | American Lung Association, Central Area | Jessica Burns or Janelle Middents |
1-407-425-5864 ext.1305 |
| Palatka | Florida Radiation Oncology Group (FROG) | Dr. Anand Kuruvilla | 1-386-325-8140 |
| Punta Gorda | Charlotte Regional Hospital | Irene Gargiulo |
1-941-637-9575 |
| Sarasota | Cancer Support Community Florida Suncoast | Dr. John Kleinbaum | 1-941-921-5539 |
| Stuart | Martin Memorial, Weissman Cancer Center (women only) | 1- 772-223-5945 | |
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| Georgia | |||
| Atlanta | St Joseph's Cancer Center | Debbie Church and Alice Kerber | 1-678-843-5051 |
| Atlanta | Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute | Carol Rivera | 1-404-778-4593 |
| Marietta | WellStar Outpatient Rehabilitation | Suzanne Allen, RN | 1-770-793-7449 |
| Hawaii | |||
| Honolulu | The Queen's Medical Center | 1-808-691-8777 | |
| Illinois | |||
| Chicago | University of Chicago Cancer Resource Center | Kimberly Nelson | 1-773-834-7206 |
| Elk Grove Village | Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Cancer Institute | Jane Cosentino | 1-847-952-7205 |
| Hinsdale | Wellness House | Kraig Smiegowski | 1-630-654-5114 |
| Hoffman Estates | Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Cancer Institute | Jane Cosentino | 1-847-952-7205 |
| Maywood | Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center | Laura Morrell | 1-708-327-2042 |
| Springfield | Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute | Shari Hill | 1-888- 748-5864 |
| Indiana | |||
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Fort Wayne |
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana | 1-260-484-9560 | |
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Indianapolis |
Cancer Support Community - Central Indiana | Clinical Program Director | 1-317-257-1505 |
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| Kansas | |||
| Kansas City | University of Kansas Cancer Center | 1-913- 588-0130 | |
| Kentucky | |||
| Louisville | Brown Cancer Center | Dana Lee | 1-502-562-7092 |
| Louisiana | |||
| Baton Rouge | Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge | Esther Sachse or Natalie Depp | 1-225-927-2273 |
| Maine | |||
| South Portland | The Cancer Community Center | Valerie Odams | 1-207-774-2200 |
| Lewiston | The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing | 1-207-330-7776 | |
| Maryland | |||
| Annapolis | Anne Arundel Medical | Teresa Putscher and Amy Tissiere |
1-443-481-5881 or |
| Baltimore | Hopewell Cancer Support | Carole Sharp | 1-410-832-2719 |
| Bethesda | Hope Connections for Cancer Support | 1-301-493-5002 | |
| Salisbury | Cancer Support Community - Delmarva | 1-410-546-1200 | |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Boston | Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Allison DiBiasso | 1-617-632-5163 |
| Boston | Massachusetts General Hospital | Mary Susan Convery | 1-617-726-1045 |
| Burlington | Massachusetts General Hospital | 1- 617-724-6737 | |
| Michigan | |||
| Ann Arbor | Univ. of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Cancer AnswerLine | 1-800-865-1125 |
| Royal Oak | Gilda's Club Metro Detroit | Michelle Warren | 1-248-577-0800 |
| Minnesota | |||
| Edina | Minnesota Oncology, Southdale Medical Center | Michele O'Brien | 1-952-928-2900 |
| Maplewood | St. John's Hospital | Maria Wood | 1-651-232-4759 |
| Robbinsdale | North Memorial Medical Center | Shirley Kern |
1-763-520-1867 |
| St. Cloud | CentraCare Health Plaza, Coborn Cancer Center | Debbie Corrigan | 1-320-229-5199 x70830 |
| St. Paul | Regions Hospital | Survivorship Clinic | 1-651-254-3978 |
| Missouri | |||
| Columbia | Ellis Fischel Cancer Center | Christine Chang | 1-573-882-2587 |
| St. Louis | Cancer Support Community - Greater St. Louis | 1-314-238-2000 | |
| New Hampshire | |||
| Concord | Concord Hospital | Paula Plona | 1-603-230-6031 |
| New Jersey | |||
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Ocean Medical Center | Joyce Cline-Blasi | 1-732-836-4042 |
| Eatontown | Cancer Support Community - North Jersey Shore | 1-732-578-9200 | |
| Hackensack | Gilda's Club - Northern New Jersey | 1-201-457-1670 | |
| Linwood | Gilda's Club - South Jersey | 1-609-926-2699 | |
| Morristown | Morristown Memorial Hospital Carol G. Simon Cancer Center |
Lisa Picciuti | 1-979-971-7971 |
| New York | |||
| Buffalo | Gilda's Club Western New York | Susan Lichtblau | 1-716-332-5900 |
| Latham | ACS Hope Club | Pat Morris | 1-518-456-1420 |
| New York | Gilda's Club | 1-212-647-9700 | |
| New York | Memorial Sloan Kettering |
1-646-888-4740 | |
| New York | Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Tisch Cancer Center | Batya Reckson | 1-212-241-7805 |
| New York | NYU Cancer Institute | Michelle Shaw | 1-212-731-6036 |
| Rochester | Gilda's Club Rochester/Wilmot Cancer Center | Mary Casselman-Collazo | 1-585-423-9700 |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook University Medical Center | April Plant | 1-631-444-2981 |
| White Plains | Gilda's Club Westchester | Amy Mlodzianowski | 1-914-644-8844 |
| Woodbury | CancerCare, Long Island | Win Boerckel | 1-516-364-8130 |
| North Carolina | |||
| Durham | Duke University Medical Center | Ben Weast | 1-919-684-8564 |
| Winston-Salem | Cancer Services | Julie Lanford | 1-336-760-9983 |
| Ohio | |||
| Columbus | James Care for Life | 1-614-293-6428 or 1-800-293-5066 |
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| Elyria | Center for Body, Mind & Spirit Community Cancer Center | Vikki Howard | 1-440-324-0480 |
| Oregon | |||
| Portland | Legacy Health and OHSU | Andrea Lehman or Wendy Talbot | 1-503-413-7921 |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Abington | Abington Memorial Hospital, Rosenfeld Cancer Center | Kelly Pressler | 1-215-481-2400 |
| Langhorne | Gilda's Club/St Mary's Medical Center | Melanie Kaplan | 1-215-710-6828 |
| Philadelphia | The Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia | 1-215-879-7733 | |
| Philadelphia | Temple University Hospital | 1-215-707-7569 | |
| South Carolina | |||
| Columbia | For information, please call Lung Cancer Alliance at 1-800-298-2436 | ||
| Tennessee | |||
| Knoxville | Tennova Healthcare | Trish Craft | 1-865-218-7378 |
| Texas | |||
| Clear Lake | Local volunteer run support group |
Eileen |
1-281-772-2072 |
| Dallas | Baylor Health Center at North Dallas |
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1-214-820-2608 |
| Trophy Club | Arlington Cancer Center at Trophy Club |
Katie Brown |
1-817-501-9313 |
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| Virginia | |||
| Falls Church | Life with Cancer Family Center | Paul Clark or Miranda Gingerich | 1-703-698-2526 |
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| Washington, District of Columbia | |||
| Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital | Cheryl Hughes | 1-202-444-3020 | |