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Organizations
American Cancer Society: Caregivers
CancerCare: Caregiver Support Services
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Association for Home Care Hospice
National Family Caregivers Association
Web-Based Communications Tools
Find websites that can connect you with other caregivers, enable you to host group calendars to coordinate volunteer activities, and help you keep friends and family updated.
CancerCare provides a special website for caregivers called My Cancer Circle to help caregivers organize the family and friends who want to help the patient or the primary caregiver.
More Options
In addition to social networking sites, many patient advocate organizations offer online support services for caregivers, such as discussion forums and chat rooms. Get a list of cancer-specific patient information resources to find out what online and in-person support services they offer.