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Yale Cancer Center Invites Survivors to Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day

For Immediate Release
Date: 5/15/06

Contact: Renee Gaudette, (203) 785-2143

New Haven, Conn. — On Thursday, May 25, 2006 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 to attend one of the following workshops: Guided Imagery, which will help participants discover a deep state of relaxation; Food for Life, a workshop on cancer prevention and healthy nutritional choices; or Walking in our Patients' Shoes: the Role of Empathy in Medicine, a workshop led by Dr. Kenneth Miller, Director of Supportive Care at Yale Cancer Center.

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.