CancerBuddy: Find Peer Support From People Who Understand Cancer
Best For
Patients, survivors, and caregivers who want to connect with people who share a similar diagnosis, treatment, age, location, side effects, or cancer experience.
What They Do
CancerBuddy is a free peer-support app created by the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation. It is designed to help people facing any type of cancer find and connect with others whose experiences overlap with their own. Rather than dropping someone into a giant anonymous forum, CancerBuddy uses profile information to recommend potential matches and groups.
How They Can Help
· Peer matching based on factors such as diagnosis, treatment, age, hospital, location, side effects, and interests.
· Private connections with other patients, survivors, and caregivers.
· Groups where members can ask questions, share experiences, and offer support.
· Community features for sharing goals, journal posts, and photos.
· Access through a free mobile app.
Who It’s For
CancerBuddy is for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers across diagnoses. It is particularly useful for someone who wants connection but would rather find a more relevant peer match than enter a broad, one-size-fits-all cancer community.
Why This Resource Matters
Sometimes the most useful sentence in cancer is, “Me too.” CancerBuddy is built to make that match easier by helping people find peers whose circumstances actually resemble their own.
How to Get Help
Start at the CancerBuddy page on the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation website, where you can learn how the matching system works and access the app.
Accuracy note: CancerBuddy is a program/app of the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation, not a separate nonprofit organization.
