Support Groups for People with CancerSharing cancer experiences can be a powerful tool to help patients battling the disease. Here are some local support groups and their meeting times.

  • Christiana Care offers the following cancer support groups, held in the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Small Conference Room, 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Ogletown. To register or for more information, 623-4500.
    • Multiple Myeloma 6-7:30 p.m. first Wednesdays.
    • Meet Your Lung Cancer Team 11 a.m.-noon second and fourth Thursdays.
    • Spiritual Wellness Support Group 6-7:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays.
    • Living with Thyroid Cancer 6:30-8 p.m. first Tuesdays.
       
  • Bayhealth Medical Center offers the following cancer support groups:
    • Living with Cancer 7 p.m. third Tuesdays. Milford Church of the Nazarene Chapel, 11 NW Salevan Place. Lois, 422-9385.
    • Southern Delaware Prostate Cancer 7-8 p.m. third Wednesdays of odd months, Kent General Hospital, Rehab Conference Room, 640 S. State St., Dover; 7-8 p.m. third Tuesdays of even months, Milford Memorial Hospital, Conference Rooms A&B, 21 W. Clarke Ave. Bayhealth Education Department, 744-7135.
       
  • American Cancer Society offers the following cancer support groups:
    • Man to Man Prostate Cancer 7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays. Oak Orchard/Riverdale American Legion Hall, Del. 24, Millsboro. (800) 227-2345.
    • First State Prostate Support Group 6:30-7:30 p.m. first Wednesdays. New Castle Corporate Commons, 92 Read’s Way, Suite 205. 324-4227 or (800) 304-0779.
       
  • Sisters on a Mission offers the following cancer support group:
    • Breast Cancer 6:30-8:30 p.m. fourth Mondays. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pennsylvania Avenue and Rodney Street (use 13th Street entrance), Wilmington. Cynthia Church, 475-0687.
       
  • Nanticoke Memorial Hospital and Wellness Community-Delaware in Sussex County co-sponsor the following cancer support group:
    • General Cancer Networking 4:30-6 p.m. third Mondays. Nanticoke Cancer Care Center, Second Floor Conference Room, 801 Middleford Road, Seaford. Wellness Community-Delaware, 645-9150.
       
  • Wellness Community-Delaware also offers the following cancer support groups:
    • New Castle County
      • Cancer 6:15-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Wellness Community-Delaware, 4810 Lancaster Pike, Greenville. 995-2850.
      • Caregivers 6:15-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Wellness Community-Delaware, 4810 Lancaster Pike, Greenville. 995-2850.
         
    • Kent County
      • Cancer 12:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Wellness Community-Delaware, 812 S. Bradford St. , Dover. 734-0898.
         
    • Sussex County
      • Cancer 1-3 p.m. Thursdays, Wellness Community-Delaware, 18947 John J. Williams Highway, Suite 312, Rehoboth Beach; 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Mariner’s Bethel Methodist Church, 81 Central Ave., Ocean View. 645-9150.
      • Caregivers 3-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Wellness Community-Delaware, 18947 John J. Williams Highway, Suite 312, Rehoboth Beach; 6-8p.m. Wednesdays, Mariner’s Bethel Methodist Church, 81 Central Ave., Ocean View. 645-9150.
 
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