Coping with Cancer Pain: What you need to know

Coping with Cancer Pain: What you need to know

Coping with Cancer Pain: What you need to know 
Free Telephone Workshop
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Thursday, March 5, 2009

CancerCare's free Telephone Education Workshops are educational seminars for people living with cancer, their families, friends, and healthcare professionals to learn about cancer-related issues. Leading experts in oncology provide the most up-to-date information on the telephone.

Topics include:
Overview of Acute, Chronic and Breakthrough Pain
Words to Describe Cancer Pain to Your Health Care Team
Barriers to Pain Management
Medications to Treat Cancer Pain
Coping with Side Effects of Pain Management - Constipation, Sleepiness and Nausea
Quality-of-Life Concerns
Questions for the Panel of Experts

Speakers include:
Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD, FAAN - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Stewart B. Fleishman, MD - Beth Israel Medical Center
Glenn Meuche, MSW - CancerCare

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Contact: CancerCare's Education Department
Phone: 1-800-813-4673
E-mail: teled@cancercare.org

First Annual Lung Cancer Walk of Southern Nevada

First Annual Lung Cancer Walk of Southern Nevada 
Floyd Lamb State Park
9200 Tule Spring Road
Las Vegas, NV 89131
Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM

10:00 a.m. - Registration Opens
11:00 a.m. - Walk/Fun Run begins
Adult 13 or older - $25
Child 12 or younger- $10

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Contact: Julie Cullina
Phone: 312-464-0716
E-mail: lasvegas@lungevity.org