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Support Groups
We keep track of the lung cancer-specific support groups across the country. If you know of a lung cancer group that isn't listed, email us at support@lungcanceralliance.org and we'll add it to the list. To obtain information about an individual group, please call the number listed.
There are many places in the country where lung-cancer support groups aren't available. If there isn't one in your area, call our toll-free information line at 1-800-298-2436 for help finding general cancer support groups that might be.
| Arizona | |||
| Tucson | Arizona Oncology | Helene Rothstein, LCSW | 1-520-324-2840 |
| Phoenix | The Wellness Community | Carol Foster |
1-602-712-1006 |
| Arkansas | |||
| Fayetteville | Highlands Oncology Group | Joanna Thompson | 1-479-751-8765 |
| California | |||
| Duarte | City of Hope | Renee Ortiz, MSW | 1-626-256-4673 ext. 64211 |
| Fontana | Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Kaiser patients only) |
Marie E. Venegas, RN | 1-909-427-5495 |
| La Jolla | UCSD Cancer Center | Lauren Helm | 1-858-822-7905 |
| Newport Beach | Hoag Cancer Center | Lilian Reed | 1-949-764-6889 |
| Orange | Enza Esposito-Nguyen | 1-714-734-6237 | |
| 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 |
| Sacramento | UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Jena Cooreman, LCSW | 1-916-734-5198 |
| 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 |
| 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 Cancer Resource Center | Kimberly Harvey, LCSW | 1-303-788-3993 |
| Connecticut | |||
| Manchester | The John A. DeQuattro Community Cancer Center | Bill Carson | 1-860-643-1318 |
| New Haven* | Yale New Haven Health System | Linda David |
1-203-688-2849 |
| Delaware | |||
| Wilmington | Cancer Support Community | Sean Hebbel, LCSW | 1-302-995-2850 |
| Florida | |||
| Boca Raton | Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Barbara Pearl, MSW | 1-561-955-5371 |
| Boynton Beach | Bethesda Memorial Hospital | Lynn Edinoff and Sylvia Press | Tu & Fri: 1-561-374-5440 Wed & Thurs 1-561-737-7733 ext. 84948 |
| Ft. Lauderdale | Gilda's Club South Florida | Sam Budyszewick | 1-954-763-6776 |
| Jupiter | Foshay Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Center | Vivian, OSW | 1-561-263-4351 |
| Lake Worth | JFK Comprehensive Cancer Institute | Dr. Sharon Ryalls | 1-561-548-1641 |
| Miami | Cancer Support Community |
Dr. Peggy Rios or |
1-305-668-5900 |
| North Port | Sarasota Memorial ER |
Marc Cohen |
1-941-240-8989 |
| 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 | Center for Building Hope | 1-941-921-5539 | |
| Stuart | Martin Memorial, Weissman Cancer Center (women only) | Kim Ouellette |
1- 772-223-5945 |
| 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 | Mary Nakasuji | 1-808-691-8777 |
| Iowa | |||
| Des Moines | John Stoddard Cancer Center | Jen Witt | 1-515-241-3399 |
| 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 | Jenny Abrams Laura Morrell |
1-708-327-2061 1-708-327-2042 |
| Kentucky | |||
| Louisville | Gilda's Club | 1-502-371-3032 | |
| 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 | 1-207-774-2200 | |
| Lewiston | The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing | 1-207-795-8250 or 1-877-336-7287 |
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| Maryland | |||
| Annapolis | Anne Arundel Medical | Teresa Putscher, RN and Amy Tissiere, MSW |
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 | Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Cancer Support Services |
Lisa Barnes | 1-410-546-1200 |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Boston | Boston Medical Center | Bob David | 1-617-638-7540 |
| Boston | Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Allison DiBiasso | 1-617-632-5163 |
| Boston | Massachusetts General Hospital | Mary Susan Convery | 1-617-726-1045 |
| Michigan | |||
| Ann Arbor | Univ. of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Cancer AnswerLine | 1-800-865-1125 |
| Bloomfield | Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Kelly Ratowski | 1-248-325-1550 |
| 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 ext. 70830 |
| St. Paul | Regions Hospital | Survivorship Clinic | 1-651-254-3978 |
| St. Paul | St. Paul Lung Clinic | Laura Hermann | 1-651-456-5864 |
| Missouri | |||
| Columbia | Ellis Fischel Cancer Center | Deborah Filer | 1-573-884-1512 |
| St. Louis | Cancer Support Community - Greater St. Louis | 1-314-238-2003 | |
| New Hampshire | |||
| Concord | Concord Hospital | Paula Plona | 1-603-230-6031 |
| New Jersey | |||
| Eatontown | Cancer Support Community - North Jersey Shore | 1-732-578-9200 | |
| Hackensack | Gilda's Club - Northern New Jersey | 1-201-457-1670 | |
| Morristown | Morristown Medical Center Carol G. Simon Cancer Center |
Lisa Picciuti | 1-973-971-7971 |
| New York | |||
| Buffalo | Gilda's Club Western New York | 1-716-332-5900 | |
| Latham | ACS Hope Club | Pat Morris | 1-518-456-1420 |
| 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 Miscione | 1-212-731-6036 |
| Stony Brook* | Stony Brook University Medical Center | April Plank | 1-631-444-2981 |
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Woodbury*
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CancerCare, Long Island | Win Boerckel | 1-516-364-8130 |
| North Carolina | |||
| Durham | Duke University Medical Center | Ben Weast | 1-919-684-8564 |
| Wilmington | Northeast Library | April Morey | 1-910-233-4945 |
| 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 |
| Powell | Cancer Support Community Central Ohio-Columbus | Melanie Boren RN,BSN,OCN | 1-614-791-9510 |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Philadelphia | The Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia | 1-215-879-7733 | |
| Philadelphia | Temple University Hospital | 1-215-707-7569 | |
| South Carolina | |||
| Columbia | American Lung Association | Melissa Goforth | 1-803-779-5864 |
| Tennessee | |||
| Knoxville | Tennova Healthcare | Trish Craft | 1-865-218-7378 |
| Texas | |||
| Dallas | Baylor Health Center at North Dallas | 1-214-820-2608 | |
| Trophy Club | Arlington Cancer Center at Trophy Club | Katie Brown | 1-817-501-9313 |
| Virginia | |||
| Falls Church | Life with Cancer Family Center |
Paul Clark or |
1-703-698-2526 or |
| Washington | |||
| Seattle | University Presbyterian Church | Cecilia Izzo | 1-206-817-6691 |
| Washington, District of Columbia | |||
| Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital | Cheryl Ann Hughes | 1-202-444-3020 | |
* Indicates winner of our lung cancer support group award!
