South

Prostate Cancer Support Group

Meets at Eastern Shore and Hobart. Hobart group meets 3rd Tuesday of each month 2-4pm at the Cancer Council 180 Collins St, Hobart. Contact David on 6225 0559 or John on 6245 0285 or the Cancer Council on 6233 2030.

Eastern shore group meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month. For more information contact 6233 2072

East Coast Cancer Care Support Group

Meets 1st Wednesday every month 1.30-3.30pm at Triabunna. For more information contact 6233 2072

New Norfolk Cancer Support Group (affiliated)

Meets monthly on Wednesday at the New Norfolk (State) Library. Contact 6233 2072

Bowel Cancer Support Group

Meets in Hobart on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 3pm-4.30pm. For more information contact 6233 2072

Carers Support Group

Meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10am-12pm. For more information contact on 6233 2072.

Gynaecological Cancer Support Group

Meets in Hobart on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. For more information contact 6222 7490.

Central Highlands Cancer Support Group

Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 11.00am to 1.00pm at Bothwell. Contact Libby on 62 872 010 (work hours) or Tanya on 0458 685 653.

Other cancer support groups

 Breast Cancer Support Group 

Meets 11.30am-1pm on 3rd Tuesday of every month

Breast Cancer Support Group (for working women) 

Meets 4.30-6.00pm on 3rd Tuesday of every month. Contact Hobart Women's Health Centre on 6231 3212

North

Prostate Cancer Support Group 

Meets 10.30-12pm the first Tuesday of each month at Cancer Council's meeting room. Contact  6336 2566

Launceston Cancer Support Group

Meets the first Wednesday of every month 1.30-3.30pm at Cancer Council 5/216 Charles St, Launceston. Contact 6336 2566

Campbell Town Cancer Support Group

Meets the third Tuesday of every month from 6pm at Campbell Town Health and Community Services. Contact 6381 3300

Other cancer support groups

Launceston Breast Cancer Support Group

Meets the first Tuesday of every month at Kings Meadows Community Health Centre, McHugh Street  Kings Meadows. Contact Pauline Watson on 6344 8968 or Margaret Tassell 6331 2280

 Cancer Support West Tamar 

Meets the first Thursday of each month 1pm at Beaconsfield District Health Service. Contact Jane Chapman 6383 1494

North West

Bowel Cancer Support Group

For people diagnosed with bowel cancer and their carers. Meets in Burnie every 3rd Friday of each month from 10am-12pm. For more information contact NW Cancer Council Support Services on 6434 6363.

Prostate Cancer Support Group

For people diagnosed with prostate cancer and their carers. Meets in Ulverstone every 1st Tuesday of each month from 10.30am-12pm. For more information contact NW Cancer Council Support Services on 6434 6363.

Prostate Cancer Support Group

For people diagnosed with prostate cancer and their carers. Meets in Devonport each month. For more information contact contact NW Cancer Council Support Services on 6434 6363.

Other cancer support groups

Breast Cancer & Lymphoedema Support Group

Meetings are held at the Community and Health Services Centre, 23 Steele St, Devonport. (Usually in Meeting Room 2, ground floor near the rear or car park entrance.) Meetings are from Midday til 2pm, on the last Thursday of every second month, commencing in January. Twice-a-year luncheons are held at a local hotel and replace meetings held in May and November.
Contact Linda Williamson (03) 6425 6628

Living With Cancer & Arthritis Support Group

Meets the 2nd Monday of every month 10.30am-12.30pm at Circular Head Rural Health Centre, Smithton. Contact Jocelyn Morice on 6452 1266

National Myeloma Telephone Support Group Pilot Project 

A pilot project available to Myeloma patients. Two trained facilitators provide participants with emotional support, up to date information and the unique opportunity to connect with other people in a similar situation over the phone. Call Julie Hill on 02 9334 1828 for more information.

Darkie's Cancer Forum

An online forum for those living with cancer. A place to share knowledge and advice from the patient's point of view, and share feelings. For young and old, patients and carers and those who have lost loved ones Click here to visit