Support for People With Oral, Head and Neck Cancer

Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) is a patient-directed, self-help organization dedicated to meeting the needs of oral, head and neck cancer patients. This is a free support program for patients and/or families and caregivers. All are welcome regardless of stage of disease or recovery. The group offers information, education and support. Medical advice is not provided.

Meetings are held every second Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., via Zoom.

This group is hosted by:

  • Rina Abrams, speech pathologist at Johns Hopkins 
  • Alvin Mineart, a head and neck cancer survivor  

Zoom SPOHNC meeting

  • Phone one-tap: +13017158592,,4109557895# US (Washington DC)  +13126266799,,4109557895# US (Chicago)
  • Meeting URL: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/4109557895
  • Meeting ID: 410 955 7895

If you do not have Zoom, you can download the app ahead of time and be ready to go. If you need help setting up or connecting to Zoom, we are happy to help!

For more information, contact:

Rina Abrams, MS, CCC-SLP: phone: (410) 955-1175, email: [email protected]
Alvin Mineart: phone: (443) 745-8636, email: [email protected]

Join our Facebook group: SPOHNC Baltimore | Facebook

Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer

SPOHNC is a patient-directed, self-help organization dedicated to meeting the needs of oral, head and neck cancer patients. You are being redirected to a website outside Johns Hopkins for informational purposes only. Johns Hopkins is not responsible for any aspect of the external website.