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City
Cancer Type
Sacramento
Blood Cancer
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Support Group
Description
Time
Location
Contact
Includes leukemia and lymphoma and other blood
Blood Cancer Support
cancers. Open to adult patients, family, and friends.
1st Wed. of each month
6:30-8:00 pm
UC Davis Cancer Center Breakout rooms 1101 and
1103 4501 X Street
Sacramento, CA
Cheryl Johnson (916)9294720
For anyone affected by blood cancer. Facilitated by
two credentialed health/mental professionals with
Family and Caregiver
extensive oncology and group work experience who
Support Groups
are prepared to handle sensitive issues such as loss,
guilt, treatment questions and family stressors.
1st Wed. of each month
6:30-8:00 pm
UC Davis Cancer Center
4501 X Street Sacramento,
CA
Patsy Bethards
(916)734-5181
Brain Tumor Support
Group
Offers emotional support and education programs
for brain tumor patients, their family and friends.
Facilitated by a clinical nurse specialist in
neurosurgery and a social worker.
1st Thurs. of each month
6:30-8:30pm
UCD Medical Center,
Ambulatory Care Center
(Room 3015) 4860 Y Street
Sacramento, CA
Karen A. Smith, RN
(916)734-5613
[email protected]
Breast Cancer Support
and Education Group
Free class for those diagnosed with breast cancer
and their families. Learn about Mercy's Navigation
Program and other support services. Overview of
the pre- and post-operative period and treatment,
including radiation and chemotherapy.
1st Thurs. of each month
6:30-8:00pm
Mercy Cancer Center
3301 C Street
Sacramento, CA
Mercy Cancer Institute
Nurse Navigator
(855)637-2962
Carrie's Touch - African
American Breast
Cancer Support Group
Support group for African American women who
have been diagnosed or are survivors of breast
cancer. Teaching outreach, understanding, caring
and healing.
2nd Mon. of each month
call for times
Sam Pannell Community
Center 2450 Medowview Rd.
Sacramento, CA
Rev. Tammie Denyse
(founder and president)
(916)470-1846
Last Tues. of each month
5:00-7:00pm
Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center South in Danmore
Bldg 6600 Bruceville Road
Sacramento, CA
Jan Langston
(916)688-2827
3rd Mon. of each month
6:30-8:30pm
410 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA
Roxanne Hardenburgh
(916)261-0740
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of
each month 4:00-5:30pm
Sutter Cancer Center
2800 L Street
4th floor, Suite 430
Sacramento, CA
3rd Wed. of each month
11:30am-1:30pm
Mercy Cancer Center
3301 C Street Suite 550
Sacramento, CA
Tami Hoar
(916) 736-8075
6-week program running
consecutively
(registration required)
every Tuesday 6:00-7:30pm
Sutter Cancer Center
2800 L Street
Sacramento, CA
Peggy Gulshen
(916) 454-6555 or
1-800-410-8170
Learn more about the physical and emotional
Breast Cancer Surgery - changes that may occur after breast cancer surgery
What happens next?
from our experienced team that includes a
physician, physical therapist, and health educator.
Save Ourselves Lesbian Cancer
Support Group
Sutter Cancer Center Cancer Parient and
Family/Caregiver
Support Group
Caregivers,
Family and
Friends
Caring for the
Caregiver
Children's Art Therapy
Group
A breast cancer organization for cancer survivors.
Services for people living with breast cancer in the
areas of education, support, and advocacy.
Safe atmosphere to learn positive ways to cope with
the personal consequences of your disease.
Emphasize informality, openness, confidentiality,
respect and humor. New members may join any
time. Facilitated by health care professionals.
Mercy Cancer Institute is hosting a caregivers
workship designed to provide resources to those
providing care, while offering a supportive
environment where caregivers can share their
emotions, ideas, suggestions and wisdom.
Helps children learn to cope with and accept a
cancer diagnosis through education, peer support,
and creative art expression.
Website
www.carriestouch.org
Leslie Duket, Clinical Social
www.suttermedicalcenter.org
Worker (916)454-6866
Cancer Genetics Clinic Certified Genetic
Counselor
call for details
call for details
Kaiser General
Oncology Support
Group
For cancer survivors with advanced stage,
metastasis, or over a year since initial diagnosis.
Every Monday
5:00-6:30pm
Educational support group for patients, family,
Kaiser's "A Team" friends and community members with various topics
Cancer Support Group
presented each month. Facilitated by a Medical
General Cancer,
Social Worker.
All Types of
Support
WeCARE Cancer Peer A peer navigator program that pairs survivors with
Navigator Program
newly diagnosed patients.
Mercy Peer Navigator
Program
Writing as Healing
3rd Wed. of each month
3:00-4:30pm
Call for appointment
Call for appointment
Writing with others is inspirational, fun and healing.
Come join us as we write together and share our
voices. The intention of the workshop is to create a
sense of freedom and excitement about writing.
Participation is free, experience not required.
General Bereavement
Group: Sutter Care at
Home Bereavement
UC Davis Medical Center
Commons Building (across
from Morse Ave. hospital)
Room 117 200 Morse Ave.
Sacramento, CA
Kaiser South Sacramento,
Medical Office Bldg 2
Conference Room #2B
6600 Bruceville Rd.
Sacramento, CA
UC Davis Cancer Center
4501 X Street
Sacramento, CA
Mercy Cancer Center
3301 C Street Suite 550
Sacramento, CA
Wednesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Cancer Care Network Offices
7273 14th Ave. Suite 135
Sacramento, CA
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of
each month 6:30-8:00pm
OR 2nd Tuesday of every
month 10:00-11:30am
2800 L Street
Sacramento, CA
8334 Ferguson Avenue
Sacramento, CA
Sutter Cancer Center
2800 L Street
Sacramento, CA
Beareavement support groups for adults, young
UC Davis Home Care Services
UC Davis Hospice
adults (ages 17-24) and parents (who have lost a
Building 3630 Business Drive,
Bereavement Support
call for details
pediatric-aged child). Free of charge, limited space Suite "F" Sacramento, CA
Group
make reservation beforehand.
95820
4th Wednesday of the
Sutter Cancer Center
Lymphedema Support
Lymphedema
month, except Nov. and Dec.
2800 L Street
Group for Women
2:00-4:00 p.m
Sacramento, CA
Sutter Memorial Hospital, 7th
Sacramento Ostomy
This group has regular meetings and focuses
2nd Sunday of every month
Ostomy
floor Auditorium 52nd & F
Association
primarily on coping with ostomies.
2:00pm
Street, Sacramento, CA
This program provides emotional support, practical
Kaiser Permanente’s
Palliative Care
support, education, and information. Must be a
2025 Morse Ave.
Advance Illness Care
Need Referral
Support
patient of Kaiser Permanente. Need referral from
Sacramento, CA
Coordination Program
Oncologist.
Grief
Sutter VNA and
Hospice
Bereavement support group for those who have
experienced a loss
Alternating Wednesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Donna G. Walgenbach, MS
(916) 734-6413
Thomas Boone
[email protected]
Kaiser South Sacramento
Med D/Onc Clinic
Cora Schumacher-Mukai,
MSW, ACSW (916)6886376
Ann Chrisler
(916) 734-2353
Terri Wolf, writing failitator
(916) 734-2353 [email protected]
Registration: Patricia
Robinson (916) 734-0823
Sutter Care Home
Bereavement
(916) 388-6255
(916) 388-6215
(916) 734-1139
Lois Phillips
(916) 422-5973
Jim McGee
(916) 332-1963.
[email protected]
916-977-3017
Davis
Woodland
Lead by a prostate cancer survivor, this group is
2nd Monday of even months
Yolo Prostrate Cancer
specifically designed to provide information and
Prostate Cancer
(Feb, April , etc) 7:00Support Group
support to men with prostate cancer as they gather
8:30pm
information about their treatment.
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer organization for cancer survivors.
2nd Monday of every month
Breast Cancer Nertwork of Strength Services for people living with breast cancer in the
5:30-7:00pm
Information group
areas of education and advocacy.
A support group for individuals who have or have
General Cancer,
Living with Cancer
had cancer, whether receiving treatment or not. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesday of
All Types of
Support Group
Spouses, caregivers, family members and friends are every month 700-8:30pm
Support
welcome and encouraged to attend
Prostate Cancer
Woodland Prostate
Cancer Support Group
Yolo Library – Davis Branch
314 East 14th Street Davis,
CA 95616
Ray Biancalana, (530) 7566408. Email:
[email protected]
University Covenant Church
315 Mace Blvd, Davis, CA
Sandy Walsh- (530) 3042746
Woolsey Health Services
Shelia Murray, R.N.,
Library Woodland Hospital,
Community Health
Cafeteria 1325 Cottonwood Education, (530) 662-3961
Street, Woodland, CA
ext.5540
Gil Walker, (530) 661-6449.
2nd Monday, odd months
Senior Center 2001 East
Email:
(Jan, Mar, etc) 7:00-8:30pm Street Woodland, CA 95776
[email protected]