Stimulated by the need for a patient education program to address both informational and emotional concerns of cancer patients and their families, a volunteer committee under the direction of the Massachusetts Division of the American Cancer Society developed Living with Cancer. This five-session program uses multiple educational strategies to achieve its objectives. Evaluation revealed that the program met expectations in the aspects studied. This article describes the theoretical framework, program content, methodology, and evaluation results of the two programs piloted during 1982–83. Since pilot-testing, Living with Cancer has been taught 38 times throughout Massachusetts.