Living with prostate cancer is a journey, whether you are a patient, a survivor, a loved one, or a caregiver. If you are looking to join a community to meet others who understand what you’re going through, consider these support groups. They usually meet weekly or monthly, and usually have free parking and free refreshments. Talk about your experiences, listen to others’, and hear from health professionals. Learn to cope through knowledge and hope through support.
For more information, visit the Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition at www.masspcc.org.
| City | Time | Location | Contact | Notes |
| Attleboro | First Wednesdays 7 pm |
Sturdy Memorial Hospital 211 Park St. |
Karen Messier RN (508) 236-7012 kmessier@sturdymemorial.org |
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| Beverly | Third Thursdays 7 pm |
Beverly Hospital Ledgewood Center Garden Room 87 Herrick St. |
John Quinn (978) 236-1650 quinnj@api.org |
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| Boston | First Mondays 6 pm |
BIDMC 185 Pilgrim Rd. Deaconess Building Room 312 |
Bill Tinney (781) 878-5273 wftinney@yahoo.com |
Men Only-Dealing with Incontinence & Erectile Dysfunction |
| Boston | First Mondays 6 pm |
BIDMC 185 Pilgrim Rd. Deaconess Building Room 205B |
Gary Halvorsen (781) 272-2546 halvy49@verizon.net |
Men Only-Prostate Experience) |
| Boston | First Mondays 6 pm |
BIDMC 185 Pilgrim Rd. Deaconess Building Room 205A |
Frank McCaffrey LICSW (617) 667-3525 fmccaffr@bidmc.harvard.edu |
Advanced CA/Rising PSA |
| Boston | First Mondays 6 pm |
BIDMC 185 Pilgrim Rd. Room 150 |
Fran Halvorsen (781) 272-2546 firstangel52@gmail.com |
Women Only (4x’s a year: please call for dates) |
| Boston | First Mondays 7 pm |
BIDMC 185 Pilgrim Rd. Deaconess Building Rooms 312-315 |
Stan Klein (617) 625-4875 klein@rcn.com |
Main Program |
| Boston | Second Tuesdays 6 pm |
Boston Medical Center Pavillion Conference Center 840 Harrison Ave. |
Robert David (617) 838-7540 robert.david@bmc.org |
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| Boston | Second Wednesdays 5:30 pm |
Dana-Farber Cancer Center (PHEN) 44 Binney St. Smith Building Room 308-309 |
Thomas Farrington (781) 487-2239 thomas@prostatehealthed.org |
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| Brockton | Third Wednesdays 7 pm |
Brockton Hospital Assembly Room 689 Center St. |
Arthur Cabral (781) 447-0915 ascemc@comcast.net |
(Not during July or August) |
| Fall River | Mondays 9 am |
Saint Anne’s Hospital-Common Ground 795 Middle St. |
Mark Theodore (508) 674-5600 x2279 mark.theodore@caritascristi.org |
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| Lexington | Third Wednesdays 1 pm |
The Senior Center 1475 Massachusetts Ave. |
Carrie Johnson (781) 861-0194 cjohnson@ci.lexington.ma.us |
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| Lowell | Second Tuesdays 6:30PM |
Lowell General Hospital Cancer Center 295 Varnum Ave. |
Meg Lemire-Berthel (978) 937-6142 margaret.lemire-berthel@lowellgeneral.org |
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| Newton | First Thursdays 7 pm |
Newton-Wellesley Hospital 2014 Washington St. Room 6 |
Carl Merrill (617) 244-2421 |
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| Newtonville | First Mondays 5:30 pm |
430 Walnut Street | Nathan Brewer info@facing-cancer.org |
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| Pittsfield | Fourth Wednesdays | Berkshire Medical Center 725 North Street |
Daniel Borgia-Foster, RN (413) 447-3092 dborgiafor@bhs1.org |
Please call for more info |
| South Weymouth | Second Wednesdays 9 am |
South Shore Hospital Cancer Center 1st Floor Conference Center 101 Columbian St. |
Thomas Farmer (781) 834-2818 remrafmot@aol.com |
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| Springfield | Second Thursdays 7 pm |
Baystate D’Amour Cancer Center 3rd Floor 3350 Main St. |
Sanford Jeames (413) 579-5577 sjeames@comcast.net |
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| West Roxbury | Please call for more info | Support Group at Veteran’s Healthcare System/VA Hospital | Carl Merrill (617) 244-2421 |
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| Woburn | First Wednesdays 7 pm |
Winchester Community Health Institute Baldwin Park One Keating Conference Room, 1st Floor 12 Alfred St. |
Gary Halvorsen (781) 272-2546 halvy49@verizon.net |
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| Worcester | Second Thursdays 6 pm |
UMass Medical Center Lazare Room 203 55 Lake Ave. North |
Nelson Ball (508) 366-7901 npball@charter.net |