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Yale Cancer Center Invites Survivors to Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day

For Immediate Release
Date : 05/19/05

Contact : Renee Gaudette (203) 785-2143

On Thursday, May 26, 2005 Yale Cancer Center will host a unique program for cancer survivors and their families in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day. The event, titled New Beginnings: Complementary Approaches to Living Well Today, will include a choice of workshops for participants followed by a picnic lunch on Harness Terrace at Yale School of Medicine. Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m., in the Hope Building at 315 Cedar Street; festivities will be from 11:30-2:00 p.m.

Hosted by Dr. Mel Goldstein, meteorologist on WTNH Channel 8 News, the event is free and open to the public. Participants may choose one of the following workshops: Hand and Foot Reflexology, which will show participants trigger point to enhance the balancing of body and mind, Healthy Foods, which will review essential food choices that help us feel good and care for ourselves, and Life After Cancer, which will discuss symptom management and the expectations and experiences of survivors.

Cancer Survivors Day is sponsored by Yale Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Yale University School of Medicine. The program and lunch are free; reservations are required. To reserve a place, please call (203) 688-2000 or (888) 700-6543.