Peer support group
CancerCare Online Support Groups
CancerCare
Verified activeLast checked 2026-07-13
Free online support groups led by CancerCare's professional oncology social workers, covering many diagnoses and situations, including caregiving and bereavement.
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- Who it serves
- Patients, caregivers, and bereaved family members in the United States.
- Audience
- Patients · Caregivers · Bereaved family & friends
- Cancer types
- All cancer types
- Helpful when
- Newly diagnosed · During treatment · Survivorship
- Format
- Online · Own website
- Where
- Online — country specific
- Cost
- Free
- How to access
- Application required
- Languages
- English
- Run by
- Professionally facilitated
- Affiliation
- Affiliation confirmed: CancerCare
A note about peer support
Peer support can provide understanding and practical encouragement, but group members may share personal experiences that do not apply to everyone. Do not change treatment, medication, or urgent-care decisions based only on advice from an online group.
About the organization
CancerCare — Provides free professional support services — counseling, support groups, education, and financial assistance — to anyone affected by cancer.
Describes itself as a nonprofit organization (per its own website). Listing here does not imply endorsement by Cancer Explained.
How this listing was checked
Automated link check plus manual review of the organization's public pages confirming the program is currently offered (2026-07-13).
Next scheduled review: 2027-01-09.
Listing updates
- 2026-07-12 — Added to the directory from the organization's public website.
Details like eligibility, funding, and availability change — always confirm with the organization. Directory methodology
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