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Prostate Cancer Support Groups in NC
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Click on the blue ribbon closest to your location to find your nearest known prostate cancer support group.
Start a Group
The following organizations provide guidance and information for starting prostate cancer support groups. Local cancer centers can also provide assistance. Facilitators for established groups can lend advice.USTOO!
The American Cancer Society (ACS)
Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments (PAACT)
Online Support
Malecare offers specialized support groups for men under 40 and gay men. Find general online cancer and prostate cancer support groups at CancerCare Connect. Also, see Prostate Pointers mailing lists.| Location | Facilitator | Monthly Meeting Time | ||
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| Buncombe | ||||
| Pathways – Life After Cancer 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville, NC 28803, (Pathways is located in the lower level of the Lewis Rathbun Wellness Center….(An elevator is available for those needing assistance) |
James L. Hall, PhD. (828)252-4106 |
3rd Thursday 8:30AM - 10:00AM | ||
| Cabarrus | ||||
| Cabarrus Medical Center Medical Arts Building, Suite 250 |
Larry Wood (704)723-9598 |
1st Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 |
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| Catawba | ||||
| The AHEC Building 810 Fairgrove Church Road, Hickory, NC 28601 |
Gary Skinner (828)466-0064 |
2nd Monday 7:00 | ||
| Craven | ||||
| The Golden Corral on Martin Luther King BLVD in New Bern, NC 28560 |
George Murray (252)638-3479 |
2nd Thursday 9:00AM | ||
| Cumberland | ||||
| Cancer Center of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Patsy Page (910)609-6337 |
2nd Thursday 6:00PM | ||
| Durham | ||||
| Duke South Trent Drive Durham, NC 27710 |
Patrick Plumeri, MS, Counselor (919)684-4497 |
4th Thursday 6:30-8:00 | ||
| Lincoln Community Health Center
conference room B Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. Durham, NC 27710 |
(919)956-4025 | 2nd Tuesday 6:30 | ||
| Edgecombe | ||||
| Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Raleigh Road, Rocky Mount |
Marvin Rountree (252)442-9452 |
1st Saturday 10:30AM | ||
| Forsyth | ||||
| Forsyth Regional Cancer Center 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 |
Karen Shearin (336)718-0264 |
2nd Tuesday 7:00 PM | ||
| Guilford | ||||
| Cancer Center Conference Room (Second Floor), 501 N. Elam Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27403 |
Robert Hamilton (336)832-7950 |
3rd Monday 7:00-8:00 | ||
| Haywood | ||||
| Haywood Regional Medical Center Waynesville |
Wayne Oak (828)452-5676 |
1st Monday 7:00PM | ||
| Henderson | ||||
| Pardee Health Center by the Blue Ridge Mall 1800 Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville, NC 28792 |
Roger Varady (828)692-3521 |
3rd Thursday 6:30 |
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| Lee | ||||
| The Enrichment Center 1615 S. 3rd Street, Sanford, NC 27330 |
Bob Cline (919)776-0501 |
2nd Tuesday 7:00PM | ||
| Lenoir | ||||
| Oxford Room at Lenoir Memorial 100 Airport Road Kinston, NC 28501 |
Joe Jones (252)526-9661 |
3rd Tuesday 6:30PM - 7:30PM | ||
| Mecklenburg | ||||
| Buddy Kemp Caring House 242 Colonial Avenue Charlotte, NC 28207 |
Fred Belcher (704)563-9028 |
2nd Monday 7:00-8:30 | ||
| Nash | ||||
| Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Raleigh Road, Rocky Mount |
Marvin Rountree (252)442-9452 |
1st Saturday 10:30AM | ||
| New Hanover | ||||
| New Hanover Regional Medical Center The Cameron Center |
Bill Fitzpatrick (910)799-8993 |
1st Thursday 6:00 | ||
| Onslow | ||||
| Onslow Memorial Hospital Jacksonville |
Joe Joyner (910) 347-5583 |
3rd Saturday 8:00AM |
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| Orange | ||||
| Binkley Baptist Church at the corner of Willow Dr and 501 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
Tina Shaban (919)843-0680 |
1st Wednesday 4:00-5:00 | ||
| Pitt | ||||
| Hope Lodge Welcome Drive, Greenville |
Don McLane (252)756-1927 |
2nd Tuesday 6:30PM | ||
| Robeson | ||||
| Gibson Cancer Center at South Eastern Regional Cancer Center 300 West 27th St. Lumberton, NC 28359 |
Bob Braunstein (910)738-7878 |
3rd Tuesday 7:00 - 8:30 | ||
| Rockingham | ||||
| Morehead Hospital Conference Room 117 East King's hwy Eden, NC 27288 |
Harold Matthews (336)623-3876 |
2nd Monday 7:00 | ||
| Rowan | ||||
| Rowan Regional Medical Center New Patient Tower 4th floor large meeting room |
Charles Glover (704)210-5104 |
3rd Thursday 6:00PM | ||
| Stanley | ||||
| Stanley Regional Medical Center
Cafeteria Private Dining Meeting Room |
Sherrie G. Ellenburg (704)474-3757 |
2nd Thursday 6:00 PM | ||
| Transylvania | ||||
| United Community Bank Straus Park (on Asheville Highway across from the Texaco station at Hospital Drive) Brevard, NC 28712 |
Dave Cottingham (828)883-5846 | 4th Monday 6:30PM | ||
| Wake | ||||
| Rex Cancer Center Auditorium Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC |
Phil Harris (919)772-1047 |
2nd Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 |
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| Martin Street Baptist Church 1001 East Martin Street Raleigh, NC 27601 |
Randolph Bazemore (919)467-4440 |
4th Friday 12:00 - 1:00 | ||
| Warren | ||||
| The Conference Room of the Warren County Health Department 544 West Ridgeway Street Warenton / Norlina, NC 27589 |
Rev. Joseph Alexander (252) 257-1951 |
4th Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 | ||
Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina (PCCNC)
5905 Shamrock Road
Research Triangle Park, NC 27713
919.321.0365
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