Support Groups

Check the services available from other organizations such as CancerCare and Caring Bridge.

The Wellness Community
of Philadelphia

offers support services locally to people with cancer and their loved ones

The following provides links to many of the support groups offered at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Other kinds of support groups can be organized if enough patients and/or their families are interested. Support groups are a free service to the community and are offered to Fox Chase Cancer Center patients, their families and to people receiving treatment elsewhere.

Coping with Cancer - Your Guide to Support Services for You and Your Family

Please view
detailed descriptions and meeting schedules of current support groups.
(These links requires Adobe® Acrobat Reader to view.)

Also see our Tips for Talking to Your Children About Cancer.

For more information about social work services, support groups and other resources at Fox Chase Cancer Center, call 1-888-FOX CHASE (1-888-369-2427).

1-888-369-2427

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Preparing for Procedures

Preparing for Procedures

Plan ahead with your physician team.
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Inpatient

Inpatient

From your pre-admission to your care.
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Together Facing Lung Cancer

Learn more about Lung cancer treatment

An event designed to help patients and caregivers find emotional support and information as they face lung cancer and its treatments.
Learn more or watch a video of the last event »

Click to watch a video about Talking to your Children about Cancer

"Talking About Your Cancer:
A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Cope"

Produced by Joan Hermann, LSW, of Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center
Introduced by C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General. 18 min.
© 1996 Fox Chase Cancer Center