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Breast Cancer Options Events
TUESDAY, October 28, 7pm
UPDATE ON COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Cosponsored by Breast Cancer Options
Nationally acclaimed speaker and advocate Ann Fonfa will talk about new developments in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) from world-wide sources, as well as tried and tested evidence-based treatments and issues. She will also discuss how barriers to CAM create problems for patients and survivors. Ann Fonfa is the Founder and Director of the Annie Appleseed Project, the leading patient advocacy organization concerned with Complementary and Alternative therapies. For more information, please visit her website: www.annieappleseed.org.
Please register for this free educational event by Mon. 10/27 by calling the Oncology Support Program at 845 339-2071 or e-mailing dblaha@benedictine.org.
Benedictine Hospital Auditorium, 105 Mary’s Avenue, Kingston
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2008 - 6:30pm.
NUTRITION AND CANCER
Speaker: Michael B. Wald, MD, DC, MS, CNS, CCN, CDN, DACBN. Supervisor of nutritional services at Advanced Medicine of Mount Kisco, P.C.,
A healthy diet can reduce the risk of cancer and cancer recurrence and improve your health during cancer treatment. Learn the principles of healthy eating.
Poughkeepsie: St. Francis Hospital Atrium Boardroom.
TUESDAY, December 2
LIVING WITH ADVANCED BREAST CANCER: An Evening With Musa Mayer
Musa is a renowned author, patient advocate and 18 year breast cancer survivor. Her focus is on helping those living with advanced breast cancer make good treatment decisions based on the latest clinical research.
Benedictine Hospital ASB Ground floor conference room
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS at OMEGA INSTITUTE, RHINEBECK NY
T he United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies are proud to announce a partnership providing financial assistance to breast cancer patients and survivors so they can participate in classes, seminars, and other learning opportunities focused on holistic healing, health, and wellbeing at Omega’s Rhinebeck, New York campus.
Scholarships will be offered for weekend programs, covering tuition and room and board. Potential candidates can download an application at the UBCF web site www.ubcf.info or Omega’s website at www.eOmega.org (look under Attend) . A letter verifying health status from a doctor, two current pay stubs verifying income, and the attached completed application form should be mailed to Omega Institute, Scholarship Department, 150 Lake Drive, Rhinebeck, NY 12572-3252
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