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Free Telephone Workshop Series for Cancer Survivors Begins April 24

Richard Dickens, Dr. David Spiegel, and Dr. Lorenzo Cohen

The tenth annual Cancer Survivorship Series "Living With, Through, and Beyond Cancer" will hold the first of four workshops on April 24, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET. This free series offers cancer survivors, their families, friends, and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.

Part I of the series is titled "Using Mind/Body Techniques to Cope with the Stress of Survivorship ." Workshop speakers include Richard Dickens of CancerCare, Dr. Lorenzo Cohen of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Dr. David Spiegel of Stanford University School of Medicine.

Participants can listen online or by telephone. To register, visit the CancerCare website .

The remaining three workshops will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET on the following dates:

• May 15 - Part II: "Recapturing Joy and Finding Meaning "
• June 19 - Part III: "Changing Roles and Responsibilities for Caregivers "
• July 17 - Part IV: "Managing Post-Treatment Neuropathy "

These workshops are presented by CancerCare, in collaboration with NCI, LIVESTRONG, the American Cancer Society, the Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/041712/page10?cid=sf3912622