Cancer Support
Find support. Find community.
Support Groups
The Cancer Network is currently running cancer peer-support groups. These are free Zoom peer-support groups for LGBTQIA+ individuals who have or have had cancer. Come hang out, say hi, and talk about cancer, life, LGBTQIA+ issues, or just spring flowers.
Support groups are held three times per week:
Mondays from 4:00pm – 5:30pm Eastern time, Wednesdays from 2:30 – 3:30 Eastern Time, and Fridays from 1:00pm to 2:30pm Eastern time.
Why It Matters
Many LGBTQIA+ individuals who have and have had cancer do not feel welcome or understood in mainstream support groups, and transgender survivors have been specially excluded. There are very few LGBTQIA+ cancer peer support groups across the country, and those individuals who live further from major metropolitan areas are unlikely to find one at all. A study conducted by The Cancer Network confirmed that LGBTQIA+-specific support groups were the top request made by LGBTQIA+ cancer survivors.
A Community of Peers
These groups connect you with others who truly get it — whether you’re newly diagnosed, in treatment, or long past it.
What You Told Us
In our national survey, LGBTQIA+ survivors told us their top request was peer support groups. These groups are here because you asked, and you deserve them.
Support That Sees You
Our groups are built by and for LGBTQIA+ survivors so you’ll never have to explain or translate who you are.
Additional Support
Stay Connected
Join 1,200+ LGBTQIA+ cancer survivors who get first access to new support groups, resources, and opportunities.
Peer Support
Learn about our free Zoom groups created for LGBTQIA+ survivors.
New Resources
Get first news when we launch tools like our Sex After Cancer microsite.
Opportunities to Share
Receive carefully curated chances to help educate health professionals.
In Their Words
“If I could have talked to other queer people about my cancer that would have been amazing. I never saw that as an option.”
