“Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Lung Cancer” scheduled for Tues. November 12
(Hauppauge, NY) The American Lung Association of the Northeast has announced that is has partnered with the Cancer Support Community and the Stony Brook Lung Cancer Evaluation Center to offer the community a free, two-hour workshop that will outline treatments for patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer.
The workshop, “Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Lung Cancer,” will discuss fundamental information about the most current lung cancer treatments, strategies for symptom/side-effect management and tools for survivorship. Members of the Stony Brook Cancer Center will present this workshop on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Stony Brook Cancer Center, 3 Edmund D. Pellegrino Road in Stony Brook Featured speakers from the Stony Brook Cancer Center include: Sunday Campolo Athans, NP; Lisa Repper, NP; Darlene Kenny, CSW; Kathleen Shurpin, Ph.D; and April Plank, DNP.
“Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Lung Cancer” streamlines crucial resources available to people in treatment for lung cancer. Created by the Cancer Support Community, this workshop includes a complimentary copy of the booklet “Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Lung Cancer.”
Advance registration is preferred, but walk-in attendees are welcome. To register, please call Stony Brook Health Connect at 631-444-4000. Light refreshments will be served at the workshop.
The Stony Brook Lung Cancer Evaluation Center (LCEC) provides a multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer and complex airway diseases, offering a wide array of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The Cancer Support Community is an international non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and hope to people affected by cancer. In 2009, The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club Worldwide joined forces to become the Cancer Support Community. CSC provides the highest quality emotional and social support through a network of more than 50 local affiliates, 100 satellite locations and online. Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Lung Cancer is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Lilly Oncology.
About the American Lung Association of the Northeast
The American Lung Association of the Northeast is part of the American Lung Association, the oldest voluntary health organization in the U.S. Established in 1904 to combat tuberculosis; our mission today is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. The focus is on air quality, asthma, tobacco control, and all lung disease. The American Lung Association in the Northeast serves CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI and VT. www.LungNE.org
