2010
BCA events or programs are highlighted in pink boxes
Breast Cancer Registry of Greater Cincinnati
The Breast Cancer Registry is a University of Cincinnati initiative to support local breast cancer research. The Registry welcomes the participation of all women and men throughout Greater Cincinnati ever diagnosed with breast cancer.
For more information: www.eh.uc.edu/breastcancerregistry
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On-going
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Helping Each Other Support Group
Meets at St., Elizabeth Hospital in N. Kentucky
the
first Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Call 859-301-2273.
Women of Hope Cancer Prayer Group
Meets monthly on the 4th Thursday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
www.visitnewhope.org
Click here for information (PDF)
The following groups meet at the
Wellness Community
4918 Cooper Rd. in Blue Ash.
Call 513-791-4060 for more information:
Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Groups
Meet weekly on Mondays at 6:30pm-8:30pm and
Tuesdays from 4:00pm-6:00pm and 6:30-8:30pm
Healthy Steps: “THE LEBED METHOD”
Lymphedema treatment and prevention program
Tuesdays at 6:00pm-7:00pm and Wednesdays at 10:30am-11:30am.
Our Space: Young People Living with Cancer:
2nd Saturday 12:30pm-2:00pm
Women with Cancer
meet Fridays at Good Sam 1:00-2:30pm
Breast Cancer Grads Networking Group
Meet 2nd Saturday of every month 11:00am-12:30pm
Living With Stage 4 Cancer
Meet 2nd Saturday of each month 12:30pm- 2:00pm
Water Lillies
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30pm – 6:15pm
at the YWCA 898 Walnut St.
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This Spring, CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, LIVESTRONG, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, will present a four-part telephone workshop series,
The Eighth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series:
Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.
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, which takes place on Tuesday, April 13th, is entitled, Trouble Sleeping? Sleep Better to Feel Better: Tips You Can Use. The faculty for this program includes Elizabeth D. McKinley, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dean, Emily Blackwell Society, Case School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Director, Gillin Sleep and Chronomedicine Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego; and Stewart B. Fleishman, MD, Director, Supportive Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital.
Part II, Communicating with Your Health Care Team After Treatment: Making the Most of Your Visit, will take place on May 18th.
Part III, Survivorship and Workplace Transitions, will take place on June 22nd.
Part IV, Survivors Too: Communicating With and Among Family, Friends and Loved Ones, will take place on July 13th.
All 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, www.cancercare.org/connect.
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March 5
1:00pm
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Teleconference hosted by the
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
with Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN about Flaxseed and Breast Cancer.
www.aicr.org
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March 10
Noon - 1:15pm
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Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC)
presents a free teleconference:
Hot and Bothered: Managing Treatment-Related
Menopausal Symptoms
From 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Diane Thompson, MD, of The Queen’s Medical Center, will describe common menopausal symptoms related to breast cancer treatment and offer guidance for how to manage each of them. Some of the side effects that will be discussed are hot flashes, vaginal dryness, insomnia and mood swings. The teleconference will also explain how your healthcare team can help ease these side effects in order to maximize your quality of life.
Visit www.lbbc.org to register
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April 24
8:00am - 12:30pm
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Save the Date
6th Annual Educational Forum
Looking Upstream for Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
Hosted by the Cincinnati Breast Cancer and the
Environment Research Center (BCERC)
To view video presentations from previous educational
forums and for more information visit:
www.eh.uc.edu/growingupfemale
Click here for event brochure (PDF)
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May 13
7:00-9:00pm
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The Lymph Connection
Invites you to attend our semiannual educational information session.
Damara Lackmeyer
St. Elizabeth Physical Therapist with LANA-Certification in Lymphedema Treatment, will discuss new exercise trends for prevention and treatment of lymphedema.
Beth Stein
Director of Compass Healthcare and Specialist in Lymphedema Compression, will demonstrate compression garments.
A question and answer session will follow.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:00 - 9:00pm
St. Elizabeth Healthcare-Edgewood
Visitor Entrance to Room H
(Take elevator B down to “G” Level & follow signs.)
For more information, call the Breast Health Nurse at 859-301-2273.
Click here for event flyer (PDF)
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May 22-25
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Save the Date
National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)
Annual Advocacy Training and Lobby Day
Washington, DC
www.stopbreastcancer.org
The BCA offers a limited number of scholarships to attend this conference. For more information click here: www.bcacincy.org/advocacy.htm
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June 13
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Ride Cincinnati
A bicycling fundraising event to benefit the UC Barrett Cancer Center
www.ridecincinnati.org
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