Finding a Breast Cancer Support Group

I found this paragraph on the World Health Organization. I felt it succinctly spoke about the family, friend and support person costs of cancer.

“Cancer can be equally, if not more, distressing for family and friends. Family income loss, social isolation, family tensions and adverse effects on daily functioning in the family may follow closely on the occurrence of cancer. Similarly, health care providers are not immune to the psychosocial effects of caring for people with cancer. Workers who frequently see sick and dying patients, or who cannot provide assistance to their patients in the manner they want, are at risk for “staff burn-out”. This syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion and de-personalization of the patient and has been linked to job absenteeism, insomnia, substance abuse and physical complaints.”

Source: World Health Organization

You will be able to find a breast cancer support group by asking the following organizations:

• American Cancer Society
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Your local hospital
• Your local breast cancer clinic

By typing in Breast Cancer Support Group into your search engine.