DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 6, 2020) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host a virtual Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Making Treatment Decisions — a free workshop for people that are in the process of making treatment decisions at any stage in their treatment. Fundamental information about the most current treatments and strategies for making treatment decisions. Toni Weeks LMSW, Oncology Social Worker, UnityPoint Health — Trinity Cancer Center, and Kelly Craft LISW/LCSW, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities, will present this workshop on Thursday, August 27, 6-8PM, via Zoom.
Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Making Treatment Decisions streamlines crucial resources available to people impacted by cancer. Created by Cancer Support Community, this workshop includes a complimentary copy of the booklet Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Making Treatment Decisions.
To register, please call 563-326-7504 or visit gildasclubqc.org/calendar.
The Workshop will include:
- Toni Weeks LMSW, Oncology Social Worker, UnityPoint Health — Trinity Cancer Center
- Kelly Craft LISW/LCSW, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities
This workshop will also be broadcast on Facebook Live at facebook.com/gildasclubqc.
This workshop is made possible by Cancer Support Community. Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Making Treatment Decisions is made possible through unrestricted educational grants from Pfizer.
The Cancer Support Community (CSC) is a global non-profit network of 175 locations, including CSC and Gilda's Club centers, health-care partnerships, and satellite locations that deliver more than $50 million in free support services to patients and families. In addition, CSC administers a toll-free helpline and produces award-winning educational resources that reach more than one million people each year. Formed in 2009 by the merger of The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club, CSC also conducts cutting-edge research on the emotional, psychological, and financial journey of cancer patients. In addition, CSC advocates at all levels of government for policies to help individuals whose lives have been disrupted by cancer. In January 2018, CSC welcomed Denver-based non-profit MyLifeLine, a digital community that includes more than 30,000 patients, caregivers, and their supporters that will enable CSC to scale its digital services in an innovative, groundbreaking way. For more information, visit www.CancerSupportCommunity.org.
