Cancer Transitions workshop to help cancer survivors


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Press release submitted by Quad Cities Gilda's Club

Cancer Transitions - Moving Beyond Treatment

A Program of the Cancer Support Community and the Lance Armstrong Foundation

Davenport, Iowa (August 2012) - Gilda's Club and Genesis Cancer Care Institute are partnering to offer Cancer Transitions TM. Cancer Transitions is a free 2 hour, six-week workshop designed to help cancer survivors make the transition from active treatment to post-treatment care. Expert panelists Including an oncology nurse navigator, nutritionist and physical therapist; will discuss exercise tailored to each participant's abilities. training in relaxation and stress management and tips for nutritious eating. Cancer Transitions will answer many of your questions about cancer survivorship post-cancer treatment.

The workshop begins Thursday, September 20th, 2012 (meets for 6 weeks) from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Gilda's Club Quad CIties, 1234 East River Drive, Davenport, Iowa.

For more details and registration, contact Melissa at (563)-326-7504 or by email at

melissa@gildasclubqc.org






















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