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Prostate Cancer Support Groups
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 SUPPORT GROUPS
Swedish Hospital Seattle
Support groups at Swedish are free of charge and are open to anyone in the community, even if they are receiving treatment at a different hospital.
Man-to-Man Prostate Cancer Education and Support Group: Man to Man is an American Cancer Society program that provides community-based education and support to men with prostate cancer and their families. This support group meets the third Thursday of each month from 8:30am to 10:30am at Swedishs First Hill Campus. For further information, call 425-957-7440.
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Seattle
Support Group for Spouses & Significant others of Men with Prostate, Testicular, or Bladder Cancer: The Prostate Clinical Research Program invites you to this monthly support group. Come and share your experience. The meeting will be videoconferenced to the Olympic Peninsula to include spouses from the area. Group Leader: Sylie Aubin, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist. This group meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 1-2 pm; 3rd floor of the SCCA, Room G3-100. Call 206-288-1000 for directions.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue
CancerLink: Call CancerLink at 1-877-301-0005 (toll free number in Washington State) or 425-688-5266 to be linked with someone who has met the challenges of cancer as a patient or as a caregiver.
Highline Medical Center Burien
Prostate Cancer Support Group: Call 206-431-5249 for information on date time and educational topic for the month.
Tri-Cities Cancer Center Kennewick
Cancer Support Group: This group meets the first and third Thursday of the month, and it is open to everyone dealing with the effects of cancer in their life: patients, families, and caregivers. Contact Nila at (509) 737-3400 or Susan at (509) 737-3412.
ON-LINE SUPPORT FORUMS
There are a number of online support groups for men, where you can communicate by e-mail with other men who have prostate cancer.
These include:
The Circle at http://www.prostatepointers.org/circle
Patient to Physician at http://www.prostatepointers.org/mlist/mlist.html
The Prostate List at http://www.acor.org/prostate.html
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