National Resources

National Breast Cancer Coalition
BreastCancer.org
Breast Cancer Action
Y-Me
National Breast Cancer Foundation
Dr. Susan Love
Dr. Susan Love's Foundation
Sisters Network
Greater Nashville Affiliate of The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
The Young Survival Coalition : An organization dedicated to reaching young women diagnosed with breast cancer.

TBCC Emergency Access Fund
The Emergency Access Fund is designed to assist underserved women with access to high quality breast cancer care. The Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition uses this Fund to help meet the financial needs of women and men in Tennessee through coverage of the patient's co-pay, up to a sum of $250. Supplemented by a memorial fund in memory of "Rosie Wood,"* the Emergency Access Fund is open to all breast cancer patients in need regardless of age or gender.

*Memorial contributions in honor of Rosie Wood, mother of Nashvillian Ben Wood and wife Betsy, supplement the Emergency Access Fund. Ben and Betsy are actively involved in the fight against breast cancer.

Local Tennessee Resources

Davidson County Maury County
Coffee County Robertson County
Dickson County Williamson County
Franklin County Wilson County
Lincoln County  

Davidson County

ABC: After Breast Cancer
The After Breast Cancer Program offers weekly yoga classes, informal chat groups, monthly seminars, physical therapy/training sessions, nutritional counseling and more at the Cool Springs YMCA, 121 Seaboard Lane, in Franklin. All programs are free and open to the public, regardless of YMCA membership status. For more information, call 615-661-4200.

Breast Cancer Support Group: A New Beginning
Sponsor: American Cancer Society
3rd Monday, every other month
6:45pm-9:00pm.
And Reach To Recovery Volunteers
are available through the
American Cancer Society
2008 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN
615-327-0991

Gilda's Club of Nashville
Clubhouse hours:
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday
9:00am-8:30pm
Wednesday & Friday
9:00am-4:30pm
615/329-1124
www.gildasclubnashville.org

Breast Cancer Support Group
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2nd & 4th Mondays
6:30pm
3rd floor conference room
Susan Caro & Carol Pope, co-facillitators, 615-343-1737

Strength for Caring Patients and Families Meeting
Summit Medical Office Building
Hermitage, TN
First & Third Mondays of the month
6pm, Suite 434 - waiting room
(Offices of Tennessee Oncology, Dr. Raefsky, Dr. Toomey, & Dr. Johnson)
871-9996

Healing Through Motion,
Baptist Women's Health Services Comprehensive Breast Care Center

Free exercise program and other services for breast cancer survivors and patients. The Healing Through Motion program, available free to breast cancer patients and survivors offers renewed hope for healing and wellness. Designed for survivors in all phases of recovery, the program offers: monthly seminars, a personal fitness assessment, a personalized training plan and instruction in yoga and relaxation classes. Supervised exercise sessions are designed to increase strength and range of motion and are accompanied by one-on-one nutritional counseling. The seminars and yoga classes are being held at the Guy Bates Center in the Baptist Medical Plaza. Call 615/284-LADY (5239) for more information regarding seminars and fitness programs.

Lymphedema Support Group
Sponsored by St.Thomas Hospital
Quarterly Meetings: Jan., April, July & October,
Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of every month and are located at
2002 Richard Jones Road in Green Hills
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sharon Tibbets, facillitator
615-222-5553 or 615-222-6671

Coffee County
Tullahoma: Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group
Harton Regional Medical Center Private Dining Room, 2nd Saturday of month at 10:00 a.m.
(931)454-0091

Manchester/Estill Springs: Multi-County Cancer Support Group (serves Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion, Moore and Warren Counties)
First Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at Estill Springs Nazarene Church on Hwy 41-A. Call for information for meetings for Fayetteville, Manchester and Shelbyville.
Ph: (931)393-4443/Cathleen Shelton

Dickson County
Breast Cancer Support Group
Horizon Hospital
3rd floor conference room
4th Thursday
615-446-5121

Peggy's Cancer Support Group
serving Dickson, Humprhey's and Hickman County. Call Emma Hall @ 615/446-6638

Franklin
ABC "After Breast Cancer" Survivorship Program
Cool Springs YMCA
615-661-4200
121 Seaboard Lane
Franklin, TN 37067

Lincoln County
Fayetteville Breast Cancer Support Group
(931)433-8272

Maury County
Breast Cancer Support Group
Maury Regional
3rd Monday
7-8pm
931-381-1111

Robertson County
Cancer Support Group
sponsored by NorthCrest Medical Center
First Methodist Church
1st Tuesday
7pm
Martha Parker, facillitator
615-384-1513

Williamson County
Breast Cancer Support Group
Williamson Medical Center
1st Tuesday
6:30-7:30pm
Kaye Sullivan, facillitator
615-370-9701

Cancer Support Group
A group for persons with cancer, their friends & families.
Brentwood United Methodist Church
Room 214
Thursdays, 7pm
Paula Fogelberg, facillitator
615-373-2425

Wilson County
Patient & Family Meeting
Summit Medical Offic Building, Suite 434 - waiting room
Hermitage, TN
1st & 3rd Mondays
6:00pm
615-871-9996

 

 

 
 
 
Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition
P.O. Box 158014
Nashville, Tennessee 37215-8014
(615) 377- 8777

 

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