How would a woman who is 20 go about finding the right support group?
Generally, to find a support group, one would look to organizations in her community, like the American Cancer Society or the hospital where she is receiving treatment. For someone in her 20s, it would be important to make some telephone calls to the facilitators of any support groups to determine whether there are people in the group close to her age. People who face cancer in their early 20s have somewhat different life issues than people facing cancer in the fifth and sixth decades of their lives. The young people are usually not established in their careers, and image and sexuality as well as fertility are significant issues. It becomes important for them to be able to share these experiences with other young women like themselves. The whole group does not have to be made up of young women. If there is one other young woman in the group, it may help to diminish the sense of aloneness that this young woman might feel. Women who are much older can also be very supportive; there are s
