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Self efficacy for coping with cancer in breast cancer patients can improve the adaptive coping, welfare dan quality of life of the patients. This study examines the effect of support of the support group to improvement self efficacy breast cancer patients taking chemoteraphy for coping with cancer. The study design uses quasi experiment with pre-post test within control group, involving 76 breast cancer patients with intervention (38 respondents) and control (38 respondents) using concecutive sampling method. Retrieving data using instruments Cancer Behavior Inventory Version 2. Statistical test results with chi square showed no significance difference proportion self efficacy for coping with cancer between in intervention group and the control group (RR 1,4 with 95% CI 0,8-2,4). The support of support group with appropriate methods needs to be given to cancer patients as part of nursing care in order to increase self-efficacy for coping with cancer.