Lifeline

Call 800-255-5505 or 206-297-2500 (in the Seattle metropolitan area)

Now is a good time to call the Lifeline. Whether you are a cancer patient, survivor, family member, friend or co-worker, our trained volunteers are waiting to hear from you. They are available to help you with support and information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

An cancer survivor once told Dr. Fran Lewis and her research group at the University of Washington that a cancer diagnosis "...was like a bomb dropping on our family." Talking is a small thing, but it is often the best way to begin to sort out your feelings. Having someone available to listen is what we do best. 

Cancer Lifeline volunteers are ready to listen. They come to the Lifeline with over 40 hours of intensive training and they refresh that with monthly in-services. They are caring and supportive listeners whether you are a recently diagnosed, in treatment, a survivor or the family member, friend or co-worker of someone living with cancer. .

We do not offer medical advice or information, but our volunteers can suggest other resources to supply that. We do offer emotional support and information about non-medical issues related to cancer.

Cancer Lifeline also recognizes that no one may have the perfect answer to your questions about cancer. Our volunteers are trained to offer the support you need to begin to discover your own best answers.