Friday, September 24, 2010

Does anyone know of an on-line support group for people who have family going through cancer treatment

Does anyone know of an on-line support group for people who have family going through cancer treatment?
It would be best if the cancer support group was encouraging, making members feel better.
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1 :
call your local hospital, American Cancer Society, or oncologist.
2 :
ACOR maintains over 100 different listservs for various cancers. Also included are lists for parents of children with cancer, people with siblings with cancer and various groups for caregivers and also end of life issues groups. Here is a link to the mailing list directory that has the general categories of the various lists. ACOR (Association of Online Cancer Resources) is the largest non-commercial listserv resource for people with cancer and their caregivers. http://www.acor.org/mailing.html
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Cancer Care is another excellent on line resource with social workers moderating private message boards. They also offer counseling: Cancer Care http://www.cancercare.org/ You might also be able to find an active Yahoo Group that will offer support: http://health.dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Health___Wellness/Support/Diseases_and_Conditions/Cancers



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