Distress and isolation frequently affect individuals with cancer and oncology care providers. Both oncology care teams and patient communities play a crucial role in offering support during ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I would like to highlight the benefits of breast cancer support groups. These groups are all about information, and offer strength, understanding and ...

Cancer support groups offer comfort and fulfillment, but participation can be challenging due to personal circumstances and treatment side effects. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the ...

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — Cancer support groups are continuing to hold sessions, virtually, in-person, or both, as a healthcare company plans to close a Mary’s Avenue house and transition programs into the ...

I found family in my cancer support groups. The sudden halt of my activities was a harsh blow. I had always been active and independent and the loss of my mobility was a bitter pill to swallow. I ...

In 2003, then 22-year-old Carla Curran's world was turned upside down when she found a lump in her breast. The presence of the lump and her own mother's diagnosis with breast cancer years earlier ...

For two decades, the only Spanish-language cancer support group in the state has been quietly changing lives. It's a place many never imagined they'd need, but it quickly became a lifeline. At the ...