Support Groups

Look Good…Feel Better
An American Cancer Society program that teaches female cancer patients beauty techniques to help reduce the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Receive a free consultation with a beauty specialist who will provide cosmetic advice, hair/wig styling tips and free make-up kits.

Where: St. Joseph-s Cancer Institute, First Floor Conference Room
3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa 

Reservations required – please call St. Joseph-s Cancer HelpLine at (813) 870-4123, or call the American Cancer Society at (800) 227-9954.

Breast Cancer Peer Support Groups - An American Cancer Society program

• Tampa Bay Breast Cancer Support Group
  St. Joseph's Hospital, Medical Arts Building Auditorium
  Meets second Thursday of each month from 6:30-8pm
  For more information, please call Ann at 854-2858 or Linda at 968-7780 or email dmcmille@tampabay.rr.com
  
• South Tampa
  American Cancer Society Office
  1001 South MacDill Avenue
  Meets third Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
  
• Brandon
  Hawthorne Retirement Village Library
  859 West Lumsden Road
  Meets every second Tuesday at 7 p.m.
  For more information, call the American Cancer Society at (813) 685-0670.

Please take a moment to complete our Support Program Survey, which will help us better understand the needs of our community.

Helpful Links

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

Cancer Care, Inc.
www.cancercare.org

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org

Living with It
www.livingwithit.org

Sisters Network, Inc.
www.sistersnetworkinc.org

Breast Cancer Network of Strength
www.networkofstrength.org

Patient Resource Center
Access information on all aspects of your health in our patient resource center, which is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services include a comprehensive library of educational materials. Referrals to supportive services, education on nutrition, fitness and rehabilitation, as well as prosthesis fittings are also available. 

To have educational materials relating to breast health mailed or faxed to you, please contact Susan Baker at (813) 872-3715.