• Los Altos: DCIS Support Group

    Facilitated by Barbara Kirsch Ph.D. in Los Altos Call Breast Cancer Connections Helpline at 650 326-6686 for location

    No charge
  • Stanford: Mindfulness Meditation

    Hoover Pavilion 211 Quarry Road, 2nd Floor Conference Room 208, Palo Alto

    Simple mindfulness techniques such as breath-based meditation and body scans can transform the experience of our lives and allow us to uncover our natural state of ease and peace, even in the midst of illness and recovery. Sessions are based on the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program pioneered by Jon Kabat-Sinn. No registration necessary. Just […]

    No charge
  • San Francisco: Stage Three Support Group

    UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine 1545 Divisadero Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco

    A support group for those who have been treated for cancer and who are looking to move back into their post‒cancer lives with strength and authenticity. In this group you will: have a safe place to explore feelings and challenges inherent in this phase of the cancer experience discuss new ways of viewing life’s challenges […]

    No charge
  • San Francisco: Singing for Life

    UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center 1600 Divisadero Street Lobby, San Francisco

    Have you ever wanted to be part of a singing group? This drop-in group is held in the lobby of 1600 Divisadero on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Wednesdays of each month. All levels and abilities are welcome. Call Jim Murdoch at 415 885-7225 for more information or just come by. Offered through the UCSF […]

  • Stanford: Managing & Understanding Your Chemotherapy

    Stanford Cancer Center 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, 2nd Floor Conference Room CC2104, Stanford

    Physicians recommend that you take this class before you start chemotherapy.  Being as prepared as possible for your chemotherapy helps ensure a positive and successful course of treatment. Oncology nurses and the Cancer Supportive Care Program created this class to familiarize you with everything you need to know about your upcoming chemotherapy.  Patients say this class […]

    No charge
  • San Francisco: Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Hodgkin’s Disease and Bone Marrow Transplant Hospital Patients

    UCSF Long Solarium 505 Parnassus, San Francisco

    This is an informal educational and support group for hematology and bone marrow transplant patients who are in the hospital. Family members are welcome to attend. Topics include adjusting to a diagnosis of cancer, navigating the health care system, preparing for hospital discharge, complementary and alternative therapies, caregiver support and bone marrow and stem cell […]

    No charge