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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 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 |
| Phoenix |
The Wellness Community |
Jenny Fisher |
602-712-1006 |
| California |
| Duarte |
City of Hope |
Rupinder Sidhu, LCSW |
262-256-4673 ext. 62282 |
| Fontana |
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center |
Sandy Hickey |
909-427-5289 |
| Fountain Valley |
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center |
Dani Daniels, LCSW |
714-378-7950 |
| 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 Coordinatore, 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 |
| San Francisco |
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Michele Francis, LCSW |
415-353-7982 |
| 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 |
303-788-4668 |
| Connecticut |
| 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 |
| Norwalk |
Cancer Care of Connecticut Telephone Support Group |
Sandy Tripodi |
203-854-9911 |
| Delaware |
| Wilmington |
The Wellness Community |
Susan Nycum |
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 |
Sara Lomonte |
904-538-3673 |
| Miami |
The Wellness Community |
Dr. Peggy Rios or
Amparo Alvarez |
305-668-5900 |
| Punta Gorda |
Charlotte Regoinal Hospital |
Irene Gargiulo |
941-637-9575 |
| Safety Harbor |
Morton Plant Hospital |
Michelle Wellman |
727-461-8904 |
| Sarasota |
The Wellness Community |
Dr. John Kleinbaum |
941-921-5539 |
| Georgia |
| Atlanta |
St Joseph's Cancer Center |
Sarah Pennah |
404-778-5933 |
| Atlanta |
Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute |
William Gessner, Rebecca Sizemore |
404-778-5716 |
| Savannah |
Summit Cancer Care |
Kay Denham |
912-354-6187 |
| Savannah |
Summit Cancer Care |
Dana Coleman |
912-819-5794 |
| 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 |
Alexian Brothers LIfe Enrichment Center |
Sue Abbinanti |
847-952-7205 |
| Geneva |
Living Well |
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630-262-1111 |
| Hinsdale |
Wellness House |
Lisa Kovennu |
630-654-5108 |
| Maywood |
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center |
Laura Morrell |
708-327-2042 |
| Springfield |
Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute |
Shari Hill |
217-545-7806 |
| Indiana |
Fort Wayne |
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana |
Gail Hamm |
260-484-9560 |
| South Bend |
Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center |
Judy Kobb |
574-287-4197 |
| 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 |
| Pikeville |
Pikeville Methodist Hospital |
Shirley Coleman, RN
Kathy Clark |
606-218-4992 |
| 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 |
| Maryland |
| Baltimore |
Hopewell Cancer Support |
Carole Sharp |
410-832-2719 |
| Rockville |
Shady Grove Hospital |
Sharon Francz |
240-826-6136 |
| Salisbury |
The Wellness Community - Delmarva |
Robin Richie |
410-546-1200 |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston |
Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
Allison DiBiasso |
617-632-5163 |
| Burlington |
Massachusets 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 |
St. Louis Park |
Methodist Hospital - Park Nicollet Cancer Center |
Lori Fewer |
952-993-5700 |
| St. Paul |
Regions Hospital |
Scott Cruse, LICSW
Connie Berchem, Lung Cancer Survivor |
651-254-9267
651-464-3936 |
| Robbinsdale |
North Memorial Medical Center |
Shirley Kern |
763-520-1867 |
| Missouri |
| Columbia |
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center |
Christine Chang |
573-882-2587 |
| St. Louis |
Wellness Community |
Charli Prather |
314-238-2000 |
| 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 |
212-717-3527 |
| New York |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Lung Cancer support group for patients in active treatment |
MSK Counseling Center |
646-888-0026 |
| New York |
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Tisch Cancer Center |
Alison Snow |
212-241-7805 |
| New York |
NYU Cancer Institute |
Leora Lowenthal, LCSW, OSW-C |
212-731-5141 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lansdale |
Ann McCough Center |
Kathleen Coyne, MSW |
215-879-7733 |
| Pittsburgh |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside Hospital |
Bonnie Shields |
412-622-1212 |
| Tennessee |
| Memphis |
Wings Cancer Foundation |
Sally Hensley |
901-683-0055 ext. 1159 |
| Nashville |
Gilda's Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group |
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615-329-1124 |
| Knoxville |
Baptist Hospital West |
Trish Craft, Amand Beckner |
865-632-5981 |
| Virginia |
| Falls Church |
Life with Cancer Family Center |
Paul Clark
Geronima Cortese-Jimenez |
703-776-2841 |
| Washington, District of Columbia |
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Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital |
Cheryl Hughes, LGSW |
202-444-3020 |
| Washington |
| Seattle |
Northwest Hospital |
Cancer Lifeline |
800-255-5505 |
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