For Breast Cancer Survivors, Family Members and Caregivers
¡Vida! Breast Cancer Educational Series was a free monthly breast cancer health educational series offered to patients, their families and primary care providers via simultaneous statewide teleconferencing in both English and Spanish.
¡Vida! was teleconferenced to six locations in Arizona and was presented by the Arizona Cancer Center and The University of Arizona Telemedicine Program, supported by a grant from the national office of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The teleconference sites included the Southeast Arizona Medical Center in Douglas, the Mariposa Community Health Center in Nogales, the Payson Regional Medical Center in Payson, St. Elizabeth's Health Center in Tucson, the Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic in Tucson and the Yuma Center for Border Health, Inc. in Yuma.
The first five sessions are available on DVD in the Sunstone Resource Center at UMC North. All sessions are available to watch online. For more information, please contact Bettina Hofacre at bhofacre@azcc.arizona.edu or (520) 626-3265.
Past Lectures:
March 25, 2008: Donna Zazworsky, RN - Community resources for breast cancer survivors
April 29, 2008: Joanne Jeter, MD - Breast cancer genetics
May 27, 2008: Ana Maria Lopez, MD - Long-term consequences of breast cancer therapy
July 29, 2008: Karen Weihs, MD - Depression after breast cancer
August 26, 2008: Cindy Thomson, PhD - The role of nutritional supplements and dietary interventions in breast cancer management
September 30, 2008: Marlys Witte, MD - Lymphedema – prevention and therapy
October 28, 2008: Mark Gilbert, MD - Mind body techniques and breast cancer
November 25, 2008: Terry Badger RN, PhD - Psychosocial consequences of breast cancer treatment
January 27, 2009: John Hackzell, MD - Approaches to pain management and breast cancer
February 24, 2009: Janet Foote, PhD - Physical activity and breast cancer
April 14, 2009: Ana Maria López, MD - Cognitive dysfunction after breast cancer treatment
May 26, 2009: Ana Maria López, MD - Enhancing patient physician communication