Sister Will You Help Me is a support group that evolved from expressed community needs. In 1999 and 2000, focus groups of minority breast cancer survivors that met at Cooper University Hospital noted that there was a lack of support groups in the area for women of color diagnosed with breast cancer. As a woman, a minority and a nurse, Dianne Hyman, RN, BSN felt led to fill that void.

After much prayer, “Sister Will You Help Me” was formed in 2001 and has grown into a dynamic group of women. Meeting monthly, the atmosphere is one in which the survivors are encouraged to open up and share their experiences with other women as they celebrate life and receive education on topics of interest. The women range from newly diagnosed to twenty plus years of survivorship. This gives this group a vast cancer experience. Some come alone while others bring along their own support person.

The foundation of the group is prayer and our message is one of hope and that early detection and screening really does save lives.

Our mission: To empower through knowledge, Encourage through sisterhood, Enlighten through faith, To Bond through love. Welcome to our website and embrace your journey.

We invite you to join us for an exciting sister to sister session on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM! Three Cooper Plaza, Suite 400, Camden, New Jersey 08103 For more information, please contact Dianne Hyman, RN at 856-968-7424 or call 1-800-8-COOPER (800-826-6737) to RSVP. CLICK HERE for directions

The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35 to 74 whose sister had breast cancer. It is a national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer. In the next 3 years, 50,000 women whose sister had breast cancer, and who do not have breast cancer themselves will be asked to join the study. For more information on this study, click here to visit www.sisterstudy.org.