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Living Beyond Breast Cancer Survivors’ Helpline 1-888-753-LBBC (5222)
Do you want to talk to someone who understands what you are facing? Consider calling the LBBC Survivors' Helpline for support. This national, toll-free telephone service is staffed by trained volunteers affected by breast cancer. Helpline volunteers are dedicated to offering guidance, information, and peer support in a confidential setting. A woman affected by breast cancer will be taking phone calls each Tuesday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, EDT. At any other time, leave a message and a volunteer will return your call within 24 hours. Our personalized matching service connects you with women in similar circumstances. Spanish-speaking Helpline volunteers are available.
How Family Communication and Conflict Management Affect Cancer Patients’ Support
A cancer experience in her family led University of Georgia grad student Tara Abbott to work on her thesis with cancer survivors and their family members. She is collecting data to see how the communication style of a family in which one member has cancer influences that patient’s perceived availability of, and satisfaction with, social support. Individuals 18 and older who are dealing with cancer and who have at least one other individual in their immediate family are welcome and encouraged to complete this anonymous online questionnaire at Survey Monkey.
For more information, contact Tara Abbott via phone at (706) 542-4893 or e-mail at abbott.tara@gmail.com or abbott06@uga.edu.
CRUISIN' FOR A CURE!
Breast Cancer Survivors Celebrating Success Conference
The Kommah Seray Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation is hosting a Celebration Cruise for breast cancer survivors and their families and friends. The purpose of this conference is to uplift and educate survivors as they matriculate back into life after treatment. The program is also designed to benefit those who have not had cancer, caregivers, children of patients and survivors, and individuals interested in volunteering for any of the organizations hosting or sponsoring this event. The conference will include breakout sessions on stress management, fitness, nutrition, cancer-related legal issues, pediatric mental health, volunteering, caregiving, and medical coverage in addition to traditional insurance coverage. For more information contact ibc@ksibcf.org or visit us at www.ksibcf.org. Additionally, you may call Andrea at (909) 981-1755 to hold your cabin. Reference: KS Cancer Foundation. Payment plans are welcomed.
Want Lance Armstrong to Visit Your Kids at School?
The Lance Armstrong Foundation is challenging educators to involve students in the fight against cancer. You can help in the effort by encouraging your child's teacher to enter the LIVESTRONG at School contest. The top prize is a personal visit from champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong.
Entries must be received by 5 p.m. CST, May 1, 2008. All registrants receive a LIVESTRONG at School poster to hang in their classroom and LIVESTRONG wristbands. Learn more about the LIVESTRONG at School contest.
The Fourth Annual Chronic Illness and Postsecondary Education Symposium
Date: May 22-23, 2008
Location: DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Linking Clinical and Educational Perspectives in Service of Students Who Have Chronic Illness is the theme of this year's interdisciplinary conference, which will bring together physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, educators, advocates, disability specialists, and other professionals who work with chronically ill students. The goal is engage this group in finding ways to better recognize and serve the unique needs of students with chronic illness, while also providing a forum for educators, clinicians, and patient communities to share knowledge about educational and health services for these individuals. Sessions will also be offered on students with chronic illness who are currently attending or aspiring to attend college.
The symposium is sponsored by DePaul University's Chronic Illness Initiative and co-sponsored by the Department of Nursing and the Master of Social Work Program. The sponsors welcome proposals addressing this year’s theme. Click here to learn how to submit a proposal, and here to register.
Resource for African-American Women
Getting Connected: African Americans Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a free, powerful, and culturally sensitive book created by Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Twenty-five African-American women affected by breast cancer and their caregivers share their stories. For a free download of this 40-page book, click here.
Have You Faced Breast Cancer, but Your Sister Hasn't?
If you have faced breast cancer but have a sister who hasn't, the research
team behind the innovative Sister
Study would like to talk to you both.
The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35 to 74 whose
sister had breast cancer. It is a national study, conducted under the auspices
of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aimed at learning
how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer. The
researchers have recruited about half of their target goal of 50,000 women. If
you meet the qualifications of the study, they would love to talk to you -- and
are particularly interested in hearing from Latina, African-American,
American-Indian, and Asian women, as well as women older than age 65
Call 1-877-4SISTER if you or someone you know can participate or volunteer.
E-mail: info@sisterstudy.org; Web
site: www.sisterstudy.org.
Helping with Treatment Decisions
Having a tough time making decisions about cancer treatment? Try
NexProfilerTM—an interactive tool for patients and caregivers. To get started,
log
in and chose the specific cancer type you're interested in. If you need help
using the tool, call 1-877-422-3228 or e-mail support@nexcura.com.
Free Upcoming Teleconferences From CancerCare
- Tues., May 13, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
The Sixth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer, Part II: Rediscovering Intimacy in Your Relationships Following Treatment
- Fri., May 16, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Medical Update on Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Mon., May 21, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Tools for Improving the Chemotherapy Experience
For more information or to register for Cancer Care telephone education
workshops, go to: cancercare
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Books
by CSN Members
Have you written and published a new book? Send your submission to announcements@acscsn.org. Please
let us know if you are a CSN member so we can link the book announcement to
your CSN personal web page and other contributions. And don't forget to tell
us where to pick up a copy.
Book announcements are provided for informational purposes only and do not represent endorsement by the American Cancer Society.
Announcements are subject to the American Cancer Society's CSN disclaimer and
its terms and conditions.
Smilies are Naturally Bald: Warped Humor for the Twisted Path of Cancer
Laugh about cancer? Sometimes it is the only thing a cancer patient can do. Laughter is what kept Irena Monticelli and her sister Felicia going when they were diagnosed with cancer within a year of one another.
"We would cry and then laugh at the absurdity of our situations," Irena said.
Their laughter inspired Irena to write Smilies are Naturally Bald: Warped Humor for the Twisted Path of Cancer, a comic book with quirky humor and full color illustrations about Joe the lab rat's experiences through chemo, radiation, and surgery. Each page also features a smiley suffering through treatments.
See www.smiliesarenaturallybald.com to learn more about the book and www.studiodimonticelli.com for information on the Monticelli sisters.
Hope Begins in the Dark: 50 Lymphoma Survivors Tell Their Exclusive Life Stories
In this inspirational and informative book, award-winning journalist Jamie Reno profiles 50 fellow survivors of lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. This remarkable group includes athletes, actors, kids, seniors, homemakers, CEOs, rock stars, scientists, doctors, comedians, authors, soldiers, and others. Reno's unique perspective on the subject is made clear as he shares the compelling story of his own victory over non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Learn more about the people who are profiled in the book, or order a copy of your own, at either the Hope Begins in the Dark Web site, (http://www.hopebeginsinthedark.com) at Jamie Reno's personal Web site (http://www.jamiereno.com). You can also contact Jamie directly at 858-467-1070 or via e-mail at jreno@san.rr.com.
The End-of-Life Handbook: A Compassionate Guide to Connecting with and Caring for a Dying Loved One
The End-of-Life Handbook, by David D. Feldman and Stephen Andrew Lasher, Jr., addresses the emotional and psychological issues associated with death and dying as well as the practical and medical realities typically dealt with at this time --unusual among titles in this subject area.
The authors, a psychologist and medical doctor, are passionate advocates for quality end-of-life care. Author Feldman's background in positive psychology brings to the book an emphasis on hope, inspiration, meaning, and human connection at the end of life. This handbook is currently available for $10.85 at Amazon.com.
Other Cancer-Related Books
American Cancer Society's Guide to Pain Control: Understanding
and Managing Cancer Pain
The revised edition of this guide, released
in March 2004, reflects updated developments in pain control,
with an increased focus on practical information for people with
cancer and their loved ones and caregivers. This comprehensive
revision describes the many pain-relief options available, explains
ways to achieve acceptable pain control, and helps readers understand
the optimal balance between pain relief and potential side effects
of pain medication. For more information, go to: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PUB /content/PUB_1_1_American_Cancer_ Societys_Guide_to_Pain_Control_ Revised_Edition.asp
Couples
Confronting Cancer
Maintaining a healthy, long-term marriage or relationship
in today's society is challenging enough. When cancer enters
the picture, it can become a source of further stress. In this
book from the ACS, you can learn to cope with the demands that
cancer can unexpectedly put on relationships and how to deal
with cancer more successfully. For more information, go to:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PUB/content/PUB_
1_1_Couples_Confronting_ Cancer.asp
Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer
Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer Eating well is especially
important for people with cancer. Eating well during and after cancer can help
you feel better, keep up your strength and energy, keep up your weight and your
body's store of nutrients, tolerate treatment-related side effects, decrease
your risk of infection, and heal and recover quickly. In
Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer,
the experts at the American Cancer Society explore what you should eat and
what you should avoid in order to stay strong and benefit from treatment.
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