Conferences and Meetings
The Ninth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer
CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, LIVESTRONG, the American Cancer Society, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, presents a four-part telephone workshop series, The Ninth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.
This free series, made possible by support from the National Cancer Institute and LIVESTRONG, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends, and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.
To register, please go to the CancerCare Web site, www.cancercare.org/connect 
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Dates, Topics and Speakers
Tuesdays, 1:30 – 2:30 pm Eastern Time
Part I: Chemobrain: The Impact of Cancer Treatments On Memory, Thinking, and Attention
April 12, 2011
Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN
Survivor Perspective
Rawlinson Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Senior Scientist, School of Nursing
Oregon Health & Science University
Tim A. Ahles, PhD
Member, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Neurocognitive Research Laboratory
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Patricia A. Ganz, MD
Professor, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Part II: Weight Changes After Cancer Treatments: Why Is It Happening and What Can I Do About It?
May 10, 2011
Anna L. Schwartz, FNP, PhD, FAAN
Survivor Perspective
Affiliate Professor, University of Washington
Nurse Practitioner, St. John’s Medical Center
Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Women’s Cancer Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cheryl L. Rock, PhD, RD
Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
University of California, San Diego
Part III: Stress Management for Caregivers: Taking Care of Yourself Physically and Emotionally
June 14, 2011
Guadalupe R. Palos, RN, LMSW, DrPH
Caregiver Perspective
Clinical Research Manager
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Division of Medical Affairs
Department of Cancer Survivorship
David W. Kissane, MD
Jimmie C. Holland Chair in Psycho-oncology
Chairman & Attending Psychiatrist
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Laurel L. Northouse, RN, PhD, FAAN
Mary Lou Willard French Professor of Nursing
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Co-Director, Socio-Behavior Program
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Part IV: Fear of Recurrence and Late Effects: Living With Uncertainty
July 12, 2011
Richard Dickens, MSW
Survivor Perspective
Blood Cancers Program Coordinator
Mind/Body/Spirit Project Coordinator
CancerCare
Merle H. Mishel, RN, PhD, FAAN
Kenan Professor, School of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David Spiegel, MD
Jack, Sam and Lulu Willson Professor in the School of Medicine
Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
