University of Arizona Cancer Center - Banner Tucson - Support Groups
You don’t need to feel uncertain or alone on your road to recovery from cancer. Not with so many people beside you and behind you. You have the full support of the team of cancer specialists at Banner Health.
For more information & support for patients and families, contact your Social Workers: UMC North - Stephani Norwood Thompson 520-694-0805, Jennifer Lee 520-694-6752, Erika Miller 520-694-5106, Icela Rivera 520-694-0361, Molly Korest 520-694-0364, Steve Ross, group facilitator, 520-909-9639 and Ann Christensen, Chaplain, 520-694-0248.
You can also send a request to our shared mailbox UACCNCOncologySupportGroups@Bannerhealth.com for calendar invites.
Balancing Honesty & Hope: Metastatic Cancer Support Group - Virtual support group for patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. Meets every Wednesday from 10:30am to noon virtual in Teams. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 825- 2009 or by email at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
(Breast/GYN) Winning Together - Virtual support group for women with Breast and GYN cancers. Meets every 1st,3rd and 5th Monday of the month from 10:30am to noon virtual in Teams. Please contact Erika Miller at (520) 694-5106 or by email Erika.Miller2@bannerhealth.com
Caregiver Support Group - Virtual support group for those who are caring for someone with cancer. Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10:30am to noon virtual in Teams. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 909-9639 or by email for calendar invite at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
Couples Support Group - Hybrid support group open to any couple whose life has been touched by cancer at any time, in any way. The next group meeting will be on October 29, 2024, from 5:00pm-7:00pm virtual in Teams and in-person in room 2114 Bldg. 1. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 909-9639 or by email for calendar invite at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
Head & Neck Cancer Support Group for Patients & Caregivers - Hybrid support group for any patient and family member with Head & Neck cancers. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 3:00pm – 4:30pm virtual in Teams and in-person in Radiation Oncology, Bldg. 2, Planning Room 1B152 (use main entrance and follow the signs). Please contact Icela Rivera at (520) 694- 0361 or for calendar invite send email at UACCNCOncologySupportGroups@Bannerhealth.com
HOPE for Melanoma Patients & Caregivers - Virtual support group for any patient and their family member with Melanoma. Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10:30am to noon virtual in Teams. For information or for calendar invite please send email at UACCNCOncologySupportGroups@Bannerhealth.com ***This group is on hold ***
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Family Support Group - Virtual support group for patients with Leukemia, or Lymphoma and their significant others. Meets the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:00pm to 6:30pm virtual in Teams. Please contact Stephani Norwood Thompson at (520) 694-0805 or by email at Stephani.NorwoodThompson@bannerhealth.com
Living with Cancer - Virtual support group for cancer patients and their caregivers. People with any type of cancer are welcome. Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00pm to 3:30pm virtual in Teams. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 909-9639 or by email for calendar invite at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
Men’s Support Group - Hybrid support group open to any man whose life has been touched by cancer at any time, in any way. Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:00pm to 6:30pm virtual in Teams and in-person in Room 2114 Bldg. 1. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 909-9639 or by email for calendar invite at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
Multiple Myeloma Support Group - Virtual support group for patients, family members and loved ones touched by Multiple Myeloma. Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:00pm to 5:30pm virtual in Teams. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 909-9639 or by email for calendar invite at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
Praise Dance Support Group - Virtual support group for all patients with cancer or in remission and their families. Dancing to uplifting music will be done while seated. Meets every Friday from 11:00am to noon virtual in Teams. Please contact Chaplain Ann Christensen at (520) 694-0248 or by email for calendar invite at Ann.Christensen@bannerhealth.com
Prostate Cancer Support Group - Hybrid support group for men with prostate cancer and their spouses/significant others. Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month from 2:00pm-3:30pm, and on 3rd Tuesday from 2:15pm to 3:30 pm virtual in Teams and in-person in Room 1290/1291 Bldg. 1. Please contact Steve Ross at (520) 909-9639 or by email at Steve.Ross@bannerhealth.com
Women’s Urostomy Support Group –Virtual group that provides support and education to women who have urostomy’s due to Bladder cancer. Please contact Patti Anderson, RN, WOCN (520) 694-1005, Molly Korest, LMSW (520) 694-0364 or Jennifer Lee, LMSW (520) 694-6752 for additional information. *This group is by invitation only*