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CURE

Spring 2009
Volume8
Issue 1

CancerCare Telephone Education Workshop: Seventh Annual Cancer Survivorship Series

Author(s):

Elizabeth Whittington

Patients call in for survivorship series teleconference

The Seventh Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer is a free three-part series of seminars held by CancerCare in partnership with several organizations, including the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

The first hour-long workshop, “Managing the Stress of Survivorship,” is April 14 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. Future topics in the series include fitness, nutrition, and caregiving. For more information, call 800-813-4673 or visit www.cancercare.org.

Articles in this issue
The Final Journey: The Life and Death of Judy Abernathy
Web Exclusive: What Is a "Good Death?"
Web Exclusive: Resolving Your Own Death
Web Exclusive: Understanding Hospice
Web Exclusive: Find a Clinical Trial That's Right for You
Web Exclusive: Find a Clinical Trial That's Right for You
Web Exclusive: Eulogy for Dr. Phillip Berman
Web Exclusive: A Granddaughter's Eulogy
Calming Cancer Pain
Excerpt: When Hormone Therapy Can Stress You Out
Treatment Snapshot
Choosing the Right Plan
Lymphoma, Myeloma & Prostate Cancer
When Do I Tell Her?
Web Exclusive: Caregiving Resources
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