Support and Help

Receiving a lung cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming and life-altering. Gradually, and often with the support of other patients and trained peers, the illness settles into a kind of framework and slowly becomes a part of one's life.

There are others like us—you are not alone. There may be more treatment options than what you initially thought. Connecting with others who share similar experiences can provide strength, information, and hope. Pulmones plans to establish a guided online peer support group and already connects patients through it Finnish-language Facebook group.
You are not alone.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/suomenkeuhkosyopapotilaat

In addition, our association has a public FB-site, open to everybody.

https://www.facebook.com/Keuhkosyopayhdistys

Finnish-speaking patient groups for different gene mutations

Pulmones - EGFR-potilaat Suomessa
https://www.facebook.com/groups/egfrpotilaatsuomessa
Pulmones - ALK positiiviset Suomessa
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18GRVLZq1u/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

🌍 Links to International patient groups (mutations, drugs, information)

  • EGFR Resisters Lung Cancer Patient Group                                                                                                       https://egfrcancer.org/                                                                               https://www.facebook.com/groups/1992981107603006

  • EGFR L858R Lung Cancer Mutation Support Group                               https://www.facebook.com/groups/858166318311553

  • EGFR Exon 20 Group (FB-groups for Exon 20 and HER 2 Exon 20 patients, also for Nordic patients and for the users of all Exon 20 drugs)                                                                                                                                             https://exon20group.org/

  • Exon 20 Group Nordic                                                                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1482395965826810

  • ALK Positive                                                                                                                                                     https://www.alkpositive.org/                                                                                                                 https://www.facebook.com/ALKpositiveEurope                                                     https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALKPositive/

  • ROS-1-ders                                                                                                                               https://www.facebook.com/TheROS1ders

  • MET Overexpression
    https://metcrusaders.org

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