DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — Gilda’s Club and Genesis Cancer Care Institute are partnering to offer Cancer Transitions™. The workshop begins Tuesday, May 7 (meets for 6 weeks) from 5:30–7:30PM at 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:
Session 1: Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship
Session 2: Exercise for Wellness: Customized Exercise with a Physical Therapist
Session 3: Emotional Health and Well-Being: From Patient to Survivor
Session 4: Nutrition Beyond Cancer with a Registered Dietitian
Session 5: Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know with a Nurse Navigator
Session 6: Moving Beyond Treatment: Next Steps Towards Survivorship
Please note: You must be out of treatment, and a signed program-waiver reviewed by your physician is required for participation.
For more details and to register, please call Gilda’s Club at 563-326-7504 or emailanita@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.
