News - Part 9
The 9th International Conference on Ovarian Cancer
The goal of this conference is to bring together oncologists, gynecologists, general practitioners, and allied health providers to present and discuss the most current information on the treatment of ovarian cancer. Participants from all over the world will be able to exchange professional information and network with others in the field. The conference will include…
Meditation and Music
Cancer survivorship can be a challenging and anxious time for people, and meditation or relaxation can be an important part of managing anxiety. Music therapy is a powerful form of relaxation providing calm and serenity. Please join music therapist Karen Popkin as she presents various relaxation techniques through music and instrumentation.
7th Annual Breast Health Summit
Join the Texas Breast HealthCollaborative for the 2011 Breast Health Summit. Topics and activities will focus on the need to educate, navigate, and advocate through, around and across the gaps so that no woman with breast cancer goes untreated. The two-day event will begin on October 20 and will include discussions about breast cancer treatment…
Healthy Women Make Healthy Communities Breast Cancer Awareness Day
At this breast cancer awareness day, there will be blood pressure and diabetes testing, refreshments and gifts, and limited free mammograms for qualified women (uninsured women age 40-64 and/or low income) from The Healthy U Express mobile mammography vehicle (please call for appointments). At 10 a.m., US Representative Charles A. Gonzalez will address the crowd…
What Do You Say to A Breast Cancer Husband? “Shut Up and Listen!”
Editors’ Note: Marc Silver is a big believer in the breast cancer husband’s motto: “Shut up and listen.” Marc’s wife, Marsha Dale, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. Today, Marsha is in good health. Marc was a typical clueless husband, and he went looking for a book to help him out. When he couldn’t…
Saks Fifth Avenue Key To The Cure Kickoff 2011
Honorary Chairs Kelli & Eddy Scurlock Blanton, Sr., Kickoff Chairs Joella & Steven Mach and Auction Chairs Trish and Ty Whitcomb will launch Houston’s 13th-annual Key To The Cure Charity Shopping Weekend with Saks Fifth Avenue Key To The Cure Kickoff 2011, a cocktail party benefiting CancerForward featuring libations, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and Saks’…
It Takes a Team: Healing Head and Neck Cancers
Join Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center physicians — including plastic surgeon Joseph Disa; radiation oncologist Nancy Lee; and Chief of the Head and Neck Surgical Service Jatin Shah — as they discuss up-to-date information on the treatment of and surgical reconstruction for head and neck cancers.
Pay Attention!
Cokie Roberts had already told her bosses at ABC News that she wasn’t renewing her contract as co-anchor of “This Week with Sam Donaldson & Cokie Roberts” before her breast cancer was discovered. Like many other women, Cokie continued to work “and put one foot in front of the other” during her treatment. But when…
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