Guthrie Cancer Center Offers Survivorship Series

By WBNG News

Guthrie Cancer Center Offers Survivorship Series

March 1, 2012 Updated Mar 1, 2012 at 2:39 PM EDT

Sayre, Pa. (WBNG Binghamton) -- Guthrie Cancer Center will hold an educational series on survivorship for cancer survivors and their loved ones.

The series of four seminars will cover common areas of concern for cancer survivors such as fatigue, nutrition, chemobrain and stress/anxiety.

The sessions will take place from 6 - 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month starting on March 8, through June. Meetings will be in the Guthrie Cancer Center Waiting Room on the fifth floor of the Guthrie Clinic building on the Sayre campus.

Guthrie Cancer Center Medical Social Worker Dawn Clover says, “The survivorship program supports cancer survivors as they transition from active treatment to post treatment. It is designed to provide the survivor with knowledge of the long term side effects of treatment, as well as the tools to enhance their physical and psychological well-being.”

Topics in the series will include:

March - Physical Therapy – Presented by Mike Fritzen, MSPT

April - Nutrition During Treatment and Beyond – Presented by Katharine Ward Freed, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

May - Cognitive Restoration "Chemo Brain" and Swallowing Issues – Presented by Dawn Sharpe, SLP, CCC

June - Moving Forward - Psychological Concerns – Presented by Yalitza Marrero, LPC