The Wellness Community

TVWC Support Community

Finally, cancer support services are available anytime, anywhere. The Wellness Community's traditional services offered in a home-like setting in our 24 facilities worldwide are now accessible online.

The Virtual Wellness Community is made possible through a generous unrestricted educational grant from Amgen, along with our other Founding Sponsors.

Services

The Virtual Wellness Community is designed to enhance access to our free cancer support services through the use of technology and to minimize common barriers to care such as geography. The Virtual Wellness Community services include:

• Online Support Groups: Free, professionally-led, weekly, password protected support groups offered in real-time. Online Support Groups are available for any person with any type of cancer and for loved ones of people with cancer.
• Resource Library: Visitors can access key cancer resources, including our popular educational materials.
• Kitchen and Nutrition Center: Offers resources and information on vitamins, foods and general nutrition that will be valuable before, during and after treatment.
• Mind/Body Room: Provides online relaxation and guided imagery exercises for stress management

View our Brochure
View and print our brochure. If you would like to obtain free copies of the brochure, please call 1.888.793.well (9355).

History

The Virtual Wellness Community was launched on Good Morning America in the spring of 2002 as a result of The Wellness Community's groundbreaking pilot study with Stanford University and the University of California at San Francisco. The study looked at the effectiveness of Online Support Groups for women with breast cancer by comparing the online groups with face-to-face support groups. The study results showed that the women who participated in the online groups had a decrease in depression and anxiety and an increase in zest for life and spirituality. The study also showed that the online groups have many similar characteristics to and benefits of face-to-face groups. This research was funded by the Breast Cancer Research Project.