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How to find a good support group?

Page last modified on: August 21, 2008
Question from Regards: How do I find a good support group?
Answer —Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder: The Breastcancer.org Discussion Boards are active day and night. Living Beyond Breast Cancer has a free help line. Their number is 888-753-LBBC. Y-Me has a 24-hour a day hot line. For support groups in your area, try your local hospital. There may also be a Wellness Community in your neck of the woods; they are a terrific resource. Soon, they will offer support groups online. If your local hospital does not offer a support group, urge them to start that service. Team up with a few of the other women you might know who have had breast cancer, and, as a group, you may be surprised at how responsive the hospital may be.

On Wednesday, October 17, 2001, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Quality of Life. Patricia A. Ganz, M.D.,Marisa Weiss, M.D., answered your questions about how breast cancer can affect physical, emotional, social, and sexual aspects of your life.

The materials presented in these conferences do not necessarily reflect the views of breastcancer.org. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product or regimen discussed. All readers should verify all information and data before employing any therapies described here.

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Patricia A. Ganz, M.D.Patricia A. Ganz, M.D. is a medical oncologist and a professor in the schools of medicine and public health at UCLA, and is director of the division of cancer prevention and control research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center there.

Marisa Weiss, M.D. is a radiation oncologist specializing in breast cancer and the founder, president, and guiding force behind Breastcancer.org.

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