Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant Educational Class
This class prepares patients and caregivers for an allogenic transplant. The class reviews valuable information about what to expect. A tour of the Transplant Unit is included. Your nurse will register you for the class and let you know the date, time and location. This progam is for Bone Marrow Transplant patients only.
Brain Tumor Support Group: The Abramson Cancer Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Neuro-Oncology: Brain Tumor support group for brain tumor patients and their families. The group provides an opportunity for support, sharing, and education.
This group meets 2nd Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the Neurosurgery Conference Room, 3rd Floor Silverstein Pavilion. Interested patients should call Arbena Merolli, MSW, at 215-615-5240 to obtain further information.
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group: The Abramson Cancer Center offers patients and loved ones the opportunity to gain support and information from others with similar experiences and concerns. This group meets the first Wednesday of every moth from 9:45AM - 11:15AM, except July and August.
Classes are located in Patient and Family Services Conference Room, 1st Floor West Pavilion, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. For additional information and to register, call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu.
Prostate Cancer Support Group: This group offers the latest information about prostate cancer and treatment, and an opportunity to meet with other survivors. This group provides emotional support and strategies for coping. This group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 9:45AM - 11:15AM, except August and December, in the Patient and Family Services Conference Room, 1st Floor West Pavilion, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.
For additional information and to register, call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu.
Look Good...Feel Better Workshop: A free program of the American Cancer Society that teaches beauty techniques to women who are actively undergoing cancer treatment to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Classes are taught by licensed cosmetologists who have been specially trained and each woman practices techniques using products donated by the cosmetics industry.
Workshops are held on certain Mondays. For additional information and to register, call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu.
Nutrition During Cancer Treatment: This class is taught by one of our Registered Dietitians, and is for patients who are currently getting treatment. Nutrition During Cancer Treatment Class will meet on certain Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in the Patient and Family Services Conference Room, First Floor, West Pavilion, in the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. The side effects of cancer treatment can affect a patient's ability to eat and maintain their nutritional status during treatment. This class will help one prepare for cancer treatments. The topics of discussion include: good nutrition as part of the treatment plan, how to get the extra nutrition a body needs, handing side effects that interfere with eating, information about vitamin and herbal supplements, and answers to nutrition questions.
Registration is required. Interested patients or their family members should call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu.
Nutrition for the Cancer Survivor Class: Facilitated by a Registered Dietitian, this class will meet on certain Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in the Patient and Family Conference Room, First Floor, West Pavilion, in the Perelman Center for the Advanced Medicine Building. Once treatment is complete, what role does diet play in a patient's recovery? This class will review the current recommendations for nutrition after treatment, including nutritional needs after cancer treatment, diet guidelines for cancer survivors, use of upplements, and answers to nutrition questions.
Registration is required. Interested patients should call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu.
Nutrition and Diet for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer has its own specific diet and nutrition issues. The side effects of cancer treatment can affect your ability to eat and maintain your nutritional status during treatment. In addition there are questions about what foods to eat and how to maintain a healthy weight to reduce the risk of recurrence. This one-hour class covers many of these issues and addresses the following topics:
The class is free of charge and open to patients and family members but registration is required. For additional information and to register, call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu
Nutrition and Diet for Breast Cancer: This class is facilitated by a Registered Dietitian. Nutrition and Diet for Breast Cancer is held every other month from 2:30 to 4:00PM in the Patient and Family Services Conference Room, First Floor, West Pavilion, in the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. Breast Cancer has its own specific diet and nutrition issues, particularly with what foods to eat and how to maintain a healthy weight to reduce the risk of recurrence. Topics for discussion may include: how to get the nutrition you need during and after treatment; handling side effects that interfere with eating; benefit of maintaining a healthy weight, foods to include or avoid, and answers to nutrition questions.
Registration is required. For additional information and to register, call Jennifer Loving at 215-615-0534 or email jennifer.loving@uphs.upenn.edu.
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