This group is offered at various times throughout the year. The focus of each groups is different.
Registration information
For people living with a brain tumour and their caregivers. This session is run by a counsellor and nurse practitioner.
Held on the first Wednesday of each month (not statutory holidays) from 9:30 to 11:00 am.
To register, please call 604-877-6000 ext. 672194.
This group is run by a social worker and a nurse. It is a drop-in group for Chinese-speaking people with cancer and their supporters. The Group is a safe place to share feelings and thoughts about dealing with emotions and coping with cancer.
Sessions are offered in Cantonese and Mandarin. See calendar above for dates and times.
Register for Cantonese support group
Register for Mandarin support group
Information about head & neck cancer, ideas for coping, and time to connect and share experiences with others.
First Thursday of each month, 10:15-11:45am. To register, please call 250.519.5525
Vancouver Head & Neck Support Group: For people with head & neck cancer who are being treated at BC Cancer - Vancouver. See calendar above for times and registration.
Covers issues around looking for work such as resume gaps, disclosure of health history, asking for work accomodation and legal rights and responsibilities.
This seminar is offered 4 times a year. See calendar above.
A welcoming group for people who have metastatic or incurable cancer. The focus is on living well and sharing your experience with others who understand. You can ask questions and share information and tips with each other in a friendly and relaxed setting. The group is run by a BC Cancer Counsellor.
See calendar above for dates and times. To register, please call 604-930-4000.
Mindfulness may help you manage the stress that comes with a cancer diagnosis. It may also enhance your quality of life.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an eight week program modelled on the work of Dr. Jon Kabat–Zinn, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre's Stress Reduction Clinic. The program includes meditation and movement practices. These are designed to encourage moment to moment non-judgmental awareness.
Each session includes information and practice experience, along with suggestions for home practice. This program is most effective if you come to every session and do your home practice. There is a one day retreat near the end of the program to help you deepen your experience.
We offer this program twice each year. There may be long waitlists for this program.
To register, please call 250-712-3963.
Explore mindfulness resources: Meditation and Mindfulness Pathfinder
Our guided imagery and music therapy experience can promote relaxation and nervous system regulation. Groups are led by certified music therapist Carolyn Neapole. A BC Cancer counsellor also runs the session. No experience needed and everyone is welcome.
Sessions are Tuesdays 2:30 – 3:30pm and Thursdays 10:30 – 11:30am.
For 2022, we have sessions every other Monday 5:30pm-6:30pm on these days: October 17 and 31, November 14 and 28, December 12 and 19.
To register, please call 604-877-6000 ext. 672194
For people returning to their former workplace after cancer treatment. This two part seminar will discuss ways to get ready for return to work, insurance issues, improving workplace well-being, employment rights and negotiating return to work.
This seminar is offered 4 times a year.
For more information, please call 604-877-6000 ext. 672194
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