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CancerCare’s New Jersey office was opened in 1982 to ensure that New Jersey residents have full access to all CancerCare services.

CancerCare provides free, professional support services to individuals, families, caregivers, and the bereaved to help them better cope with and manage the emotional and practical challenges arising from cancer. Our services include counseling and support groups, educational publications and workshops, and financial assistance. All of our services are provided by professional oncology social workers and are offered completely free of charge.

How to Get Help

To speak directly with a CancerCare social worker, call 800‑813‑HOPE (4673). Or visit www.cancercare.org.

Who We Are

Founded in 1944, CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that helps more than 100,000 individuals and families in all 50 states each year, and receives more than one million visits to our websites. Find more detailed information about CancerCare programs, operations, and finances in our annual reports and financial statements on our website.

Connect With Us

Face-to-Face Support Groups in New Jersey

For Patients

  • Breast Cancer Support Group

    This face-to-face support group is for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer (in active treatment or post-treatment). Groups take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., at the University Medical Center at Princeton’s Breast Health Center, located at 300B Princeton Hightstown Road, East Windsor, NJ. Pre-registration is required for this group.

    Please contact Lois Glasser at 1-201-301-6807 for more information or to register.

  • Sharing Secrets: Using Words to Heal and Offer Hope

    This face-to-face support group is for Spanish-speaking women who are living with cancer. This group is currently recruiting and takes place in the Ridgewood, NJ office. Pre-registration is required for this group.

    Please contact Sonia Pacheco at 201-301-6815 for more information or to register.

  • Conversations: Connection, Strength, and Empowerment for Women with Breast Cancer

    Join CancerCare for a special opportunity to make positive connections with others facing breast cancer. This face-to-face support group meets one Thursday afternoon each month at 1:00 p.m. at CancerCare’s Ridgewood office. Pre-registration is required for this group.

    Please contact Claire Grainger at 201-301-6811 for more information or to register.

  • General Patient Support Group

    This face-to-face support group is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer. The support group takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Monroe Senior Center, Municipal Plaza, Monroe, NJ. Pre-registration is required for this group.

    Please contact Lois Glasser at 201-301-6807 for more information or to register.

  • Inspire: A Support Group for Women with Gynecologic Cancers

    Share your thoughts, concerns, and feelings with those who understand. With each other, we will inspire; we will grow. This group is currently recruiting and will be held at our Ridgewood, NJ office location.

    Please call Claire Grainger at 201-301-6811 for more information or to register.

  • Prostate Cancer Patient and Family Support Group

    This face-to-face support group is for prostate cancer patients and their family members. This group takes place on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the The University Medical Center at Plainsboro, located on Rt. 1 between Scudders Mill Road and Plainsboro R. Pre-registration is required for this group.

    Please contact Lois Glasser at 201-301-6807 for more information or to register.

Bereavement/Grief

  • Partners Bereavement Support Group

    This 12-week face-to-face support group is for people who have lost a partner or spouse to cancer. The group will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at CancerCare’s New Jersey Office, 141 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ. This support group is currently recruiting for fall 2012. Pre-registration is required for this group.

    For more information, please call CancerCare’s New Jersey office at 201-444-6630.

Community Programs in New Jersey

  • Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp Friday, June 8, 6:00 p.m. – Sunday, June 10, 3:00 p.m.

    A free weekend overnight retreat for families who have lost a loved one to cancer (within the past 2 years) at Malibu Dude Ranch in Milford, PA. The camp is for the whole family (parents and children) and fun recreational activities (swimming, fishing, horseback riding, and games) are combined with therapeutic grief activities to provide emotional support.

    Registration is required. Please RSVP by May 11, 2012. Registration is required. Please contact Nick LaCorte, LSW at 800-813-4673, ext. 6810 or nlacorte@cancercare.org. You may also contact Kathy Nugent, LCSW at 800-813-4673, ext. 6809 or knugent@cancercare.org.

Patient/Family Resource Room

Located at our New Jersey office, patients and family members are invited to visit the resource room. Please call 201-444-6630 for more information.

Free Wigs

Free wigs are available at our New Jersey office. Please call 201-444-6630 for more information.

Events

Board of Managers

  • Debbie Freire
    President
  • Joyce Heller
    Vice President
  • Ed Jarbath
    Vice President
  • Sujay Kango
    Vice President
  • Shabnam Kazmi
    Vice President
  • Richard I. Cohen
    Secretary
  • David R. Kott, Esq.
    Immediate Past President and Executive Committee Chair
  • William Federici
    Past President
  • Hemanshu Shah, Ph.D.
    Past President
  • Robert J. Spiegel, MD
    Past President
  • Mark Antonacci
  • Tom Carracino
  • Joanna Loughlin Gordon
  • Jeffrey Kampf
  • Lawrence H. Krampf
  • Paulette Laurenzi
  • John Maret
  • Nanette R. Meyer
  • Edward Moragas
  • Gerald Najarian
  • Robert Pures
    Honorary Member
  • Anne Marie Robertson
  • Richard A. Sackin
  • William Straughn
  • Christine Verini