Lahey Hospital & Medical Center offers the following support groups for patients with cancer and their families:
Brain Tumor Support Group
Audience: Sponsored by the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, this support group emphasizes emotional support, coping skills and resource access for those with brain tumors and their families and friends.
Facilitated by: Michele R. Lucas, MSW, LICSW
Date/Time/Location:
First and third Mondays of the month (except holidays); 7 to 9 pm
Conference Room 5C-51, 5th floor
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
For further information, please contact Michele R. Lucas, MSW, LICSW, at 617-726-1061.
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Breast Cancer Group
Audience: Patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer
Facilitated by: Pam Reznick, LICSW (Burlington); Deborah Smulian-Siegel, LCSW (Peabody)
Date/Time/Location (Burlington):
First Wednesday of the month at 6 pm
Cancer Center, 3W Conference Room
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Please call 781-744-8113 for more information or to register.
Date/Time/Location (Peabody):
First Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7 pm
Conference Room A, First Floor
Lahey Medical Center, Peabody
One Essex Center Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Please call 781-744-7779 to get on the mailing list and verify meeting date and time.
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Carcinoid Cancer Support Group
Audience: For carcinoid cancer patients
Facilitated by: Pam Reznick, MSW, LICSW
Date/Time/Location: Fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 pm
3 West Kariotis Conference Room
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Please call Pam Reznick at 781-744-8113 for more information or to register.
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Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
Audience: For patients with cancer of the head and neck
Facilitated by: Pam Reznick, MSW, LICSW
Date/Time/Location:
Third Tuesday of each month from 1:30 to 2:30 pm
Radiation Oncology Suite
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Please call Pam Reznick at 781-744-8113 for more information or to register.
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Look Good, Feel Better
Audience: Women currently receiving chemo or radiation or who anticipate treatment
Facilitated by: Pam Reznick, LICSW
Date/Time/Location: Six times per year
Please call 781-744-8113 for more information or to register.
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Lymphoma Leukemia Support Group
Audience: For patients diagnosed with lymphoma leukemia
Facilitated by: Deborah Smulian-Siegel, MSW, LCSW
Date/Time/Location:
Second Monday of each month
Second Floor Conference Room, North Wing
Lahey Medical Center, Peabody
One Essex Center Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Please call Deborah Smulian-Siegel at 781-744-7779 for more information or to register.
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Men with Heart Caregivers Circle Program
Audience: Caregivers of breast cancer patients and those who are close to someone going though breast cancer. This support group is sponsored by Men with Heart, an organization of men committed to fighting breast cancer and supporting those affected by it.
Facilitated by: Nurses and social workers at Lahey Medical Center, Peabody
Date/Time/Location:
First Wednesday of each month, 6 to 7:30 pm
Conference Room A & B
Lahey Medical Center, Peabody
One Essex Center Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Please call 781-744-7779 to register.
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Nutrition Troughout Cancer Treatment
Audience: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center patients and family members
Facilitated by: Elizabeth Fayram, RD, LDN
Date/Time/Location: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
3 West Oncology Suite
Burlington, MA 01805
For more information, please call: 781-744-7322.
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Ovarian Cancer Group
Audience: Ovarian cancer patients
Facilitated by: Pam Reznick, MSW, LICSW
Date/Time/Location:
Third Friday of each month, 11 am to 1 pm
3 West Kariotis Conference Room
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Please call 781-744-8113 for more information or to register.
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Prostate Cancer Support Group
Audience: For patients diagnosed with prostate cancer
Facilitated by: Deborah Smulian-Siegel, MSW, LCSW, and Sharon O'Brien, BSN, RN
Date/Time/Location:
Third Tuesday of each month at 6 pm
Urology Library/Conference Room
4 Southeast Clinic, Institute of Urology
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Please call Sharon O'Brien at 781-744-7485 for more information or to register.