Below are links to external websites which have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer Agency librarians according to our established Inclusion/Removal Policy. For information about support programs from the BC Cancer Agency website see Coping with Cancer: Support Programs.

For information in other languages see Websites in Other Languages.

For Patients/Public

Support websites

• Association of Cancer Online Resources
• Callanish Society (BC)
• CancerCare (US)
• Cancer Chat Canada - offers online support groups
• Cancer Connection (Canadian Cancer Society)
• CancerConnection.ca - online blogs and discussion groups
• Cancer Support Community
• Cancer Survivors Network (American Cancer Society)
• Cancer Survivors Project (US)
• CaringBridge - provides free personalized websites to connect family and friends
• Caring Voices
• Friends for Life Society (Vancouver, BC)
• Healthtalkonline 
• Livestrong (Lance Armstrong Foundation, US)
• MyLifeLine.org - provides free personalized websites to connect family and friends
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (US)
• Shared Experience Cancer Support 

Bladder cancer support websites

• Canadian Bladder Cancer Network

Breast cancer support websites

• Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia
• Breast Cancer Action Ottawa
• Breast Cancer, Now What?
• Caring Voices
• Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Society of Alberta 
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer Support Group
• Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada
• Young Survival Coalition

Esophagus support websites

• EC Café 

Gynecologic cancer support websites

• EyesonthePrize.org (US)

Myeloma support websites

• Greater Vancouver Multiple Myeloma Support Group (BC)

Prostate cancer support websites

• PSA Rising
• Support Group Listing (Prostate Cancer Foundation BC)

Thyroid cancer support websites

• Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group

Caregiver support websites

• Canadian Caregiver Coalition
• Family Caregivers Network Society (BC)
• Young (Cancer) Spouses

Children and teenagers with cancer support websites

• 2bme
• Bandaides & Blackboards 
• Camp Goodtimes (Canadian Cancer Society)
• Camp-Mak-A-Dream 
• Support Groups and Charities (Children's Cancer Web Resources)
• Teen Connector
• Teenage Cancer (Yourhealthtalk)
• Teens Living with Cancer
• Young Adult Cancer Canada

Young adults with cancer support websites

• Camp Mak-A-Dream
• I'm Too Young for This 
• Young Adult Cancer Canada 
• Young Adult Cancer Network (Vancouver, BC)
• Young (Cancer) Spouses
• Young Survival Coalition

Journal articles

• Cure: Cancer Updates, Research and Education
• Mamm: Women, Cancer and Community

Books and pamphlets

• Self Help Group Sourcebook Online

Multimedia

• The Truth of It: An Unscripted Video Series about Cancer  (an unscripted series of videos of people sharing their personal cancer experiences)

More Links

• CancerHelp Comprehensive Cancer Resources On The Internet