On Tuesday, April 22nd, CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute: Office of Cancer Survivorship and Office of Communications and Education, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, will present the first of a three-part telephone education workshop program, The Sixth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.
This free series, made possible by support from National Cancer Institute: Office of Cancer Survivorship and Office of Communications and Education and Lance Armstrong Foundation, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends and healthcare professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.
Part I, which takes place on April 22nd is entitled, The Importance of Communicating with Your Doctor About Follow-Up Care. The faculty for this program includes Richard N. Boyajian, RN, MS, Cancer Survivor, Nurse Practitioner, Lance Armstrong Foundation Adult Survivorship Clinic, Perini Family Survivors' Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP, Professor and Chair, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care, Massey Cancer Center-Virginia Commonwealth University; and Debra L. Friedman, MD, Director, Survivorship Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Part II, Rediscovering Intimacy in Your Relationships Following Treatment, will take place on May 13th. And Part III, Survivors Too: Family, Friends and Loved Ones, will take place on June 24th. All of the of the workshops take place from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Eastern Time.
These workshops are free – no phone charges apply. However, pre-registration is required. To register simply go to the CancerCare website.
We are very excited to offer this series to you. We hope that you will join us and that you will share this information with your patients and colleagues.
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