DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Gilda’s Club and Genesis Cancer Care Institute are partnering to offer a 6-week cancer survivorship series called Cancer Transitions™.
There will be two options to attend:
- Wednesdays Wednesday, February 5–March 11, 2020, 10AM– noon
OR
- Mondays April 6–May 11, 2020, 5:30–7:30PM
- Location: Gilda’s Club Quad Cities (1234 East River Drive, Davenport, Iowa).
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. Each session includes exercise tailored to each participant’s abilities. Cancer Transitions will answer many of your questions about cancer survivorship post-cancer treatment with expert panelists including an oncology nurse navigator, dietitian and physical therapist.
The course covers the following topics:
- Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship
- Exercise for Wellness: Customized Exercise, with a Physical Therapist
- Emotional Health and Well-Being: From Patient to Survivor
- Nutrition Beyond Cancer, with a Registered Dietitian
- Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know, with a Nurse Navigator
- Moving Beyond Treatment: Next Steps Towards Survivorship
Participants must be out of treatment, and a signed program waiver reviewed by their physician is required for participation.
For more details and to register, please call Gilda’s Club at 563-326-7504 or email anita@gildasclubqc.org.
About Gilda’s Club
Free of charge, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities provides support, education and hope to all people affected by cancer. As a Cancer Support Community affiliate, we are part of the largest employer of psychosocial oncology mental health professionals in the United States. Our global network brings the highest quality cancer support to the millions of people touched by cancer.
