Duke Cancer Patient Support Program’s (DCPSP) counseling staff, a trained part of the medical team, is available to help patients and family members cope with the psychosocial aspects of cancer.
DCPSP currently offers the following support services:
- Family, couples, and individual counseling
- Support groups
Support Groups
When facing a chronic disease, patients, families, and friends need all the emotional help they can get.
Cancer can isolate patients from loved ones and can strain relationships. This is where support groups help.
We offer the following support groups:
- Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Support Group
- Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Support Group
- KidsCan!
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma Support Group
- Look Good Feel Better
- Lung Cancer Support Group
- Prostate Cancer Support Group
See
upcoming events below.
Studies show that those who participate in support groups have much less anxiety, depression, and pain than those who do not attend groups.
Support groups allow patients, families, and friends an opportunity to express fears and concerns in an open, supportive environment. An important part of recovery is receiving support from others who have been through a similar experience and, likewise, sharing your experience with those in treatment. It can be very reassuring to find that others share similar feelings.
The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program (DCPSP) offers several support groups in the hospital and in the outpatient clinics for Duke patients and those treated elsewhere in the community. Groups are facilitated by trained counselors and provide ongoing emotional support for patients and loved ones.
All information expressed in the group is private, and members are not pressured to share feelings unless they wish to.
Please call 919-684-4497 before coming to a support group for the first time.
For further information, please call 919-684-4497 or e-mail CancerSupport@mc.duke.edu
Upcoming Events
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Look Good, Feel Better
Monday Nov. 9, 2009,
12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Look Good … Feel Better program is designed to educate women receiving cancer treatment to assist in coping with changes in their physical appearance that may result from their illness or treatment.
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KidsCan!
Monday Nov. 9, 2009,
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
A support group for children dealing with cancer.
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Chemotherapy Orientation Class
Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009,
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn about chemotherapy and taking care of yourself during your cancer treatment.
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Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Support Group
Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009,
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
A weekly support group for those with gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers.
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Chemotherapy Orientation Class
Thursday Nov. 12, 2009,
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn about chemotherapy and taking care of yourself during your cancer treatment.
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Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Meyloma Support Group
Monday Nov. 16, 2009,
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
A support group for those with leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma.
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Look Good Feel Better
Monday Nov. 16, 2009,
6:00 p.m.
Look Good Feel Better is a free American Cancer Society program that teaches women beauty techniques while they undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
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Chemotherapy Orientation Class
Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009,
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn about chemotherapy and taking care of yourself during your cancer treatment.
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Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Support Group
Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009,
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
A weekly support group for those with gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers.
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Breast & Gynecologic Cancer Support Group
Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009,
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
A support group for those dealing with breast and gynecologic cancers.
View all counseling and support events
Counselors
Tracy Berger, MS, LMFT
Patrick Plumeri, MS, LMFT
Geoffrey W. Vaughn, MA, LMFT, ATR
William "Ben" Weast, MA, MA, CT
Locations
This service is available at:
