Many of the support groups at the Karmanos Cancer Center meet monthly. Others meet for just a few weeks. Support groups are open to family and friends as well. For more information, call 1-800-KARMANOS (1-800-527-6266) and ask for the Community and Supportive Services department.
For a list of support group meetings, click here and scroll down to Patients/Families.
For Women
- Blooms for Tomorrow (gynecologic cancer survivors and their family and friends)
- Breast Cancer Buddies (breast cancer patients)
- Rise Sister Rise (African American women newly diagnosed with breast cancer or a recurrent cancer within the last three years)
- Tough Broads (all cancers)
- W.A.V.E. (for African American female cancer patients)
- Women’s Wellness (all cancers)
- Look Good Feel Better (a program of the American Cancer Society for all female cancer patients)
For Men
- B.R.A.V.E. (all cancers)
- Men with Cancer (all cancers)
For Men, Women and Families
- Adult bereavement support groups (for adults who have experienced a loss of a loved one)
- Anamilo Club (for laryngectomy patients, family and friends)
- Families with Cancer
- Parenting through Cancer
- Caregiving through Cancer
For Children
- Friends Like Me (for children and youth ages 6-16 who have a parent or significant relative with cancer)
Peer Mentoring
- Cancer Guides - a program for all cancer patients looking for the one-on-one support from another cancer survivor. For more information, call 1-800-KARMANOS (1-800-527-6266) and ask for the Community and Supportive Services department.