Group Support
Shared experiences and mutual understanding can help reduce isolation and strengthen your abilities to cope. Support groups are often made up of patients with the same type of cancer. They can be either self-help (run by patients and carers themselves with occasional input from healthcare professionals) or run by healthcare professionals for patients or carers.
All groups listed below meet at the FORCE Cancer Support Centre unless otherwise stated.
Hammer Out - Brain Tumour Support Group
For patients & carers
Held on the first Friday of the month 2.00pm - 3.30pm
For further details contact Louise Davies 07919 30637 or Robert Oliver on 01392 406151.
Expressive Art Group
This group gives patients and carers an opportunity to express themselves using art materials like pencils, chalk, pastels, paint.
Held on Thursdays 2- 4pm fortnightly for 8 sessions.
Pre booking necessary - contact Robert 0liver for date of the next group: 01392 406151
Lymphoedema Support Group
Meets 3 evenings a year. Monday evenings 6.30 pm - 8 pm
Contact Anne Croft: 01392 204764 or 01392 422823
The Way Forward
For people who have come to the end of their treatment & want to move on from their diagnosis and treatment. This is both an education programme and a support group open to patients and carers. Sessions cover getting back to work, communincation, fatigue, diet and excercise, and fear of recurrence.
Held Wednesdays 9.30 - 11.30am, fortnightly for 6 sessions.
To pre book contact Anne Clemo on 01392 403094
Oesophageal Patients and Carers Support Group
The local Exeter support group meets at 1-3pm on the last Friday of the month. Contact Keith Mitchell on 01392 402775 otr Lindsay Hirst on 01392 257164
Primary Breast Cancer Support Group
For any patient who has received a diagnosis of primary breast cancer at any stage at any age. Held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month 3 - 4pm This is a drop in group
Secondary Breast Cancer Support Group
This group is specifically for any patient who has received a diagnosis of secondary breast cancer. For further information please call Sarah Delfont on 01392 406169
Younger Women's Breast Cancer Support Group (under 50's)
The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month 1.00pm - 2.30pm. Contact Gill Gray: 01392 402707 or Sarah Delfont: 01392 406169
Gynaecological Support Group
For patients only. Further information contact Gail Webb: 01392 406552