Area Support Groups

Ithaca

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Weekly Meetings

Friday Brown Bag Lunch for Women - Noon gathering for women with cancer at any stage of treatment or recovery. Bring your lunch and we'll provide drinks and a light dessert. Meets every Friday from Noon - 1:15. Cancer Resource Center (612 W. State St).

Men's Breakfast Club. Meets every Friday. 8 - 9 am. Royal Court Restaurant. Men with any type of cancer, and at any stage of treatment or recovery are welcome

Monthly Meetings

Tompkins Prostate Support Group. Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:00 - 6:30 pm at the Cancer Resource Center (612 W. State St). Men with prostate cancer and their loved ones are welcome. For more information, call Brian Wilbur (607)277-2404.

Second Wednesdays - A guest speaker joins us each month to present a topic of general interest to those affected by cancer. (Loved ones are welcome). Meets the second Wednesday of each month, Bonnie Howell Conference Room at Cayuga Medical Center, 4:30 - 6:00 pm.

Friends and Family. For the loved ones of people with cancer. This is time to focus on you. Second Thursday of each month. 9:30 - 10:30 am, Wegman's Cafe. Ithaca.

Cornell Support Group. Meets the 3rd Friday from Noon - 1:00 pm in B12 Day Hall. Contact lac9@cornell.edu or bm20@cornell.edu.

For more information about any of the above groups, contact the Cancer Resource Center at 277-0960.

Note that the Cancer Resource Center (612 West State St.) is open every Tuesday evening from 5-7 for anyone to visit and browse through our resources.

The Gentle Yoga class is also of interest to many:

Gentle Yoga meets on Tuesdays 9:30-11:00am at Island Health & Fitness.  A blend of stretching, relaxation, healing visualization, and meditation in a supportive group environment.  For more information, contact instructor Nick Boyar at 607-272-2062 or nickboyar1@yahoo.com. Class fee is $10 per session. 

A wide range of internet-based support groups is now available. People with even very rare cancers can connect with each other in this manner. One online group is targeted to people in Central New York.

Other Area Support Groups

We'd be happy to help you find a group in Cortland, Syracuse, Elmira, or elsewhere. Please email info@crcfl.net  or call at 607-277-0960.

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