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Facing Breast Cancer—Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson to Host Series of Self-Help Workshops for Women
Self-help groups provide information, support and encouragement to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will host Facing Breast Cancer—a self-help workshop for women that will provide information on coping with breast cancer and the treatment options available.

Date: Thursday, January 26, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: Hope Afloat - The Dragon Boat Experience
Speakers: Dale Parenti, Breast Cancer Survivor and Hope Afloat Team Member

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: The Genetics of Breast Cancer: Your Family Influence
Speakers:
Roseanne Iacono, RN.C, MSN, CRNP
Breast Cancer Prevention Program
Division of Genetic and Preventative Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: Estrogen and Breast Cancer: What’s the Connection?
Speakers:
Kristen Brill, M.D.
Breast Surgeon
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

All meetings will be held in Simon Kramer Conference Room G6312 of the Bodine Center, located at 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia.  Ample time will be given for questions, answers and networking.  Lunch and free parking will be provided.  Registration for all of these programs is required.  For more information or to register, call 215-955-1715 or 1-800-JEFF-NOW or register online at www.jeffersonhospital.org.

BreastCARE at Jefferson

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Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson to Host Series of Prostate Cancer Self-Help Groups

Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, will host “Man to Man”--a self-help group for men that will provide information on coping with prostate cancer and the treatment options available.

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: Healthy Eating and Lifestyle
Speaker:
Joel Edman, D.Sc.
Director of Integrative Nutrition
Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: Better Bone Health
Speaker:
Kerri Weingard, ANP, MS, OCN
Nurse Educator

All meetings will be held in the Simon Kramer Conference Room G312 of the Bodine Cancer Center, located at 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia.  Lunch and free parking or token reimbursement will be provided. For more information or to register, please call 215-955-8370.

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Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson to Offer Community Cancer Workshops for Patients, Families and Friends

The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson offers a series of programs for people facing all types of cancer, before, during and after treatment as well as for family members and other support people.

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: Understanding Changes in Medicare
Speaker: Staff from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project

 Date: Thursday, February 16, 2006
 Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
 Topic: Cancer Advocacy
 Speaker:
Carol Waties
Community Cancer Control Director
Special Populations and Advocacy
American Cancer Society

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2006
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Topic: Colon Cancer Awareness Month: What you need to know about colon cancer screening       
Speaker:
Marc Altshuler, M.D.
Department of Community and Family Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

            All programs will be held in the Simon Kramer Conference Room G312 in the Bodine Center, located at 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia. Lunch and free parking or free tokens are provided. For more information, call 1-800-JEFF-NOW.

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Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson to Hold Workshop for Young Adult Cancer Survivors on Understanding Follow-up Testing After Treatment

The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson will hold a workshop for young adult cancer patients on understanding follow-up testing after cancer treatment, Thursday, March 2, 2006.

The workshop, which is part of a new support program, “Navigating the New Normal,” will be presented from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Bluemle Life Sciences Building, Room 101, 233 South 10th St., Philadelphia.  Refreshments and free parking will be provided. 

Networking and a discussion will follow the talk by medical oncologist Joanne Filicko, M.D., of the blood and marrow transplant program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  Her discussion will emphasize the crucial role that various follow-up tests play in promoting healthy survivorship and well-being in young adult survivors.

Thanks to a grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Kimmel Cancer Center’s “Navigating the New Normal” offers a comprehensive psychological support and education program to help young adult cancer survivors between the ages of 18 to 40 navigate the “new normal” that a cancer diagnosis can bring.

To register or for more information, call 1-800-JEFF-NOW or visit www.jeffersonhospital.org