Bladder Cancer Support Groups

MONDAYS

Indiana Pouch Support Group

For anyone with an Indiana pouch

Monthly, 1st Monday

8:00 PM, ET

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Email Sandy Weicher at WEICHERSANDY@GMAIL.COM

TUESDAYS

Female Focus Support Group

Bladder cancer only, women only

Meets Monthly, 1st Tuesday

7-8:30 PM, ET

Affiliation: BCAN

Registration required: Yes

Register here

Bladder Cancer Support Group

Meets Monthly, 2nd Tuesday

1:30 PM, ET

Affiliation: Levine Cancer Institute

Registration required: Yes

Register here

New York City Bladder Cancer Support Group (NYC-BCSG)

Meets Monthly, 2nd Tuesday

7:00 PM, ET

Registration required: Yes

Register here

Life with Cancer Bladder Cancer Support Group

Meets Monthly, 4th Tuesday

2-3:30 PM, ET

Affiliation: INOVA Schar Cancer Institute

Registration required: Yes

Register here

Los Angeles –  Bladder Cancer Support Group

Meets Monthly, 4th Tuesday

6:00 PM, PT

Affiliation: Keck Medical Center USC

Registration required: Yes

To register, email stephanie.mojica@med.usc.edu

Loyola Great Diversions

Meets Monthly, 2nd Tuesday

7:00 PM, CT

Affiliation: Loyola University Medical Center

Registration required: No

To register:

Contact Kim:  email: grtdiversions@comcast.net, phone: 630.462.9645 and leave a message with contact information.

Bladder Cancer Connections Group

Meets Monthly, 4th Tuesday

3:00-4:30 PM, CT

Affiliation: Wellness House

Registration required: No

To register, email mwilliams@wellnesshouse.org

New York  City Bladder Cancer Support Group (NYC-BCSG)

Monthly, 2nd Tuesday

7-9 PM, ET

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Submit form at https://nyc-bcsg.com/

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WEDNESDAYS

SWFL Bladder Cancer Support Group

Meets Monthly, 1st Wednesday

3-5 PM, ET

Registration required: No

To register, contact Karen Godfrey at 816-560-3084 or kgod@comcast.net

¡Grupo de Apoyo del Cáncer de la Vejiga- En español!

Se reune el 1er miercoles de cada mes

7-8 PM, ET

Se requiere que se inscriba para cada sesión

Para inscribirse, visite: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApf-uhqTIoGNeYsGmw8cvcUPHUVLDtK5qo#/registration

Northwestern Medicine Bladder Cancer Support Group

Meets Monthly, 3rd Wednesday

6:00 PM, CT

Affiliation: Northwestern Medicine Polsky Urologic Cancer Institute

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Complete this form

You will receive an email confirmation with the meeting link to participate after you complete the registration form. You will also receive monthly reminders.

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THURSDAYS

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bladder Cancer Support Group

Bladder cancer only; ostomy support

Monthly, 2nd Thursday

12-1 PM, ET

Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Registration required: Yes

Group open to MSK patients only.

Women’s Bladder Cancer Support Group

Monthly,1st Thursday

12-1 PM, CT

Affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Complete this form

E-mail Merima Music

LA Bladder Cancer Connect

Monthly, Last Thursday

6:00 PM, PT

Registration required: Yes

To register, email lpgreenla@gmail.com

Bladder and Kidney Cancer Support Group

Monthly, 2nd Thursday

2-3:30 PM, PT

Affiliation: Stanford Health Care

Registration required: Yes

Register here, or call Erika Wong, MSW at 650-308-6274

Women and Bladder Cancer

Monthly (Except January),1st Thursday

12-1 PM, ET

Affiliation: Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital

Registration required: Yes

To register, email mvencel1@jhmi.edu to register and receive a Zoom invitation to the group.

Neobladder Support Group

Bladder cancer only

Monthly,1st Thursday

5:00 PM, PST

Registration required: Yes

To register, email Pinedejuan@gmail.com.

Private google group – email invitation required.

Baylor Dallas Ostomy Support Group

All cancers; ostomy support

Monthly, 3rd Thursday

6:00 PM, CT

Affiliation: Baylor University Medical Center

Registration required: Yes

To register: Contact  Shirley Abraham,  RN, BSN,CWON  Wound and Ostomy Nurse Comprehensive Wound Center.  Baylor University Medical Center.  214-820-0477 or Shirley.Abraham @BSWhealth.org

Bladder Cancer Support is OK!

Affiliation: Stephenson Cancer Center

No dates available

Registration required: No

To register, email Lisalegalnurse@gmail.com.

We have a Facebook group by the same name  Bladder Cancer Support Group is OK.

Abramson Cancer Center Bladder Cancer Support Group

TBD- No meeting dates provided

4:30-5:30 PM, est

Registration required: Yes

To register, email courtney.bresler-nowak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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California

Living Despite Cancer

All cancers

In person only

Meets: 2x Month, 2nd & 4th Thursday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm PT

Meeting location:

Comprehensive Cancer Center, Desert Regional Medical Center

1180 North Indian Canyon Way, Suite E-218

Palm Springs, CA

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Please contact Dr. Anita Chatigny (760) 416-4834

San Diego Chapter Support Group

In person only

Meets: Every other month, Starting in January, 1^st weekend

Meeting location:

Location varies

San Diego, CA

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Contact Karen Gross 909-856-1807 or email gardenerca@gmail.com

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Iowa

Floyd County Medical Center ostomy support group

All cancers, ostomy

In person only

Meets: Monthly, 1st Wednesday, 6:00 PM CT

Meeting location:

Floyd County Medical Center

800 11th Street, Veterans Room

Charles City, IA

Registration required: No

To register: information not available

Email: lwilkens@fcmhosp.com

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Indiana

Cancer Patient Support Group

All cancers

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: bi-monthly, 3rd Monday, 2nd Thursday, 6:30pm ET

Meeting location:

Cancer Support Community Indiana

5150 W 71st St,

Indianapolis, IN

Registration required: Yes

To register, call 317-257-1505

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Kansas

Bladder Cancer Support Group

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: April, June, August, October, December, 1st Wednesday, 5:30-7 pm CT

Meeting location:

Turning Point

8900 State Line Rd, Unit 240

Leawood, KS

Registration required: Yes

To register, contact Katie Mann  913-588-7576 or email kpriest@kumc.edu

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Maine

Northern New England Bladder Support Group

Bladder cancer only

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: Every other month, 2nd Tuesday of the month, 5:30 – 6:30 pm ET

Meeting location:

100 Campus Drive, Conference Room (behind Cafe)

Scarborough, ME

Registration required: No

To register, email nnengland@bcan.org

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Missouri

St. Louis Women’s Bladder Cancer Support Group

In person only

Meets: Monthly , 2nd Wednesday, 11:30 am CT

Meeting location:

Local restaurants in St Louis

St Louis, MS

Registration required: No

To register:

Email vb2370@swbell.net

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North Carolina

Novant:NHRMC Ostomy Support Group

Ostomy support

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: Monthly, 3rd Monday, 6-7:30 pm ET

Meeting location:

Novant:NHRMC

2131 S. 17th Street, James Walker Conference Room

Wilmington, NC

Registration required: No

To register:

Contact: dana.eder@novanthealth.org or 910-660-6458

Triangle Bladder Cancer Support Group

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec , 2nd Tuesday, 7pm – 8:30pm ET

Meeting location:

Ronald McDonald House Community Room

101 Old Mason Farm Rd,

Chapel Hill, NC

Registration required: No

To register:

Email trianglebcs@gmail.com

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Pennsylvania

Penn State Health Bladder Cancer Support Group

In person only

Meets: Janurary, March, May, July, September, November , 2nd Saturday, 10 am ET

Meeting location:

Penn State Health Cancer Center

500 University Dr, Tree House Cafe

Hershey, PA

Registration required: No

To register:

Email tshaw1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-3038

UPMC St. Margaret Bladder Cancer Support Group

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: Monthly, First Wednesday, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET

Meeting location:

UPMC St. Margaret Hospital

815 Freeport Road, Conference Room A, B and C-First Floor of the Hospital

Pittsburgh, PA

Registration required: Yes

To register:

Email gradnika@upmc.edu or call 412-781-7222, option 4.  We encourage patients to provide their email so they can be sent reminders and updates for the meetings.

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Virginia

Ostomy Support Group of Northern Virginia

All cancers; Ostomy support

Hybrid (meets virtually and in person)

Meets: Monthly from Sept to June , 1st Sunday, 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET

Meeting location:

Inova Fairfax Hospital

3300 Gallows Rd, Physicians Conference Center, usually Rooms ABCD

Falls Church, VA

Registration required: No

To register:

All are welcome at our meetings; joining the group requires $20 annually. Membership entitles the person to receive our newsletter and to train as a visitor for a new ostomate.

Email: info@osgnv.org

Fredericksburg Ostomy Connection Support Group – Satellite of Ostomy Support Group Northern VA

In person only

Meets: Monthly, 3rd Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm EST

Meeting location:

Tomkin Martin Building on the Mary Washington Healthcare Campus

1101 Sam Perry Blvd, Ste A

Fredericksburg, VA

Registration required: No

To register:

Email Leslie.Steffey@mwhc.com or call 540-741-1751

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