Calgary

If you have difficulty finding resources in your local area on the CancerBridges website please visit the Canadian Cancer Society – Community Services Locator and use your postal code to search for services in your area.

Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC)

The TBCC has an entire department with a team of trained professionals in psychiatry, psychology and social work to help patients and their families cope with the emotional, psychological and social stresses that often surface as a result of cancer and its treatment.  The team is available to patients from the moment of diagnosis onward and there are a number of  free programs offered throughout the year.

Wellspring Calgary

This local cancer support centre offers many excellent programs free of charge that are designed to inform, support, and empower patients, families and caregivers by helping them to address the fear, isolation, disruption and practical problems which cancer can bring to our lives.

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)

The CCS offers local peer support programs that are designed to put survivors in touch with someone who has already been through the same thing. This includes both telephone support and face-to-face group support. Check out their website for more information.

Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation

This organization offers services by a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals specializing in breast cancer care for women living with and recovering from breast cancer. Their programs include Interface Team Services for Individual Patient Care, a Breast Cancer Recovery Group Program and the Healthy Living After Breast Cancer (individualized) program.

Tumor Specific Local Support Groups

Brain Tumor Support Group – Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada

Ovarian Cancer Support Group – Ovarian Cancer Canada

Blood Cancers Support Group – Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada

Colorectal Support Group – Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada

Prostate Cancer Support Group – Prostate Cancer Canada

Breast Cancer Support Group – Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Society of Alberta