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# Healing Cancer Study Support Facebook Group
### Group link
* [Healing Cancer Study Support Facebook Group](https://myhealingcommunity.com/healing-cancer-study-support-facebook-group/)
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### Healing Cancer Study Support Group (HCSSG)
The Healing Cancer Study Support Group is a private Facebook community of 22,000+ members from around the world, united by one purpose: researching the many and varied topics that relate to healing cancer.
The group was founded in 2019 by Abbey — an Australian-based advocate who has thrived for many years following a stage 4 metastatic lobular breast cancer diagnosis. What began as a personal journey into the research became a full-time mission: building a structured, science-driven space where patients, caregivers, and advocates could study together.
### What Makes This Group Different
This is, above all, a *study support group*. Rather than a space for personal updates or general well-wishes, HCSSG is built around focused, topic-specific research threads — covering everything from genomics and repurposed medications to natural compounds, metabolic protocols, and clinical trials. Members are encouraged to contribute to existing threads with what they learn to keep the collective knowledge deep, organised, and easy to search.
The community is:
* **Hope-focused and science-driven** — every discussion is grounded in research
* **Collaborative** — members with all cancer types contribute and learn from one another
* **Highly curated** — Abbey actively organise s, files, and resources such as this site to keep information accessible
* **Supplement and repurposed medicine friendly** — one of the most comprehensive communities for protocol research of this kind
### What Members Say
> *"A cancer community that is hope focused, science driven."*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Outstanding resource — excellent, user-friendly support for supplement and repurposed med protocols."*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Need studies? This group is the place to find them!"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Good discussion, collaboration, wonderful curator in Abbey — a workshop-type destination."*
### How to Join
Membership requests are reviewed and typically approved within 24–48 hours. [Request to join the Facebook Group here.](https://www.facebook.com/groups/healingcancerstudysupport/)
While you wait for approval, browse the **A-Z directory of deep dives and conversation threads** at [myhealingcommunity.com](https://myhealingcommunity.com/active-conversation-threads-a-z/)
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This information is for education only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak with a qualified clinician before making changes to care, medication, or supplement use.
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