Cancer Survivor Program

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• What follow-up tests do I need?
• How do I recover my strength?
• How do I deal with my new identity as a cancer survivor?
• How do I deal with fear of recurrence?
• How do I get on with my life?    

Cancer Survivor Workshop

There is a $4 charge for the workbook.  Since space is limited, registration is required.  Please call 650 988 8011.

Creekside Conference Center
Los Altos United Methodist Church, Magdalena and Foothill, Los Altos

Presented by the Integrative Oncology Network and Buchholz Medical Group
(integrativeoncologynet.com & buchholzmedgroup.com)

Modern cancer care often requires many complex treatments.  Sadly, the treatments are not always integrated into the most efficient program.  In the initial treatment, cancer is the focus and other patient needs may become secondary. Yet patients often recognize that treating the cancer is only part of the solution.  The wound of cancer is more complex and affects the entire person.  It is the human being who must become integrated into a whole and healthy person again.

At the time of diagnosis, cancer cases are often presented to a “tumor board.”  A panel of specialists—medical oncologists, surgeons, radiotherapists, etc.—discuss the cancer and arrive at a treatment plan for the cancer.

This workshop will demonstrate “patient boards” where panels of other kinds of specialists—nutritionists, exercise trainers, physical therapists, psychologists, etc.—will discuss the types of treatments that are useful in restoring overall health.  The patient’s values and perspective are part of the process in developing an overall treatment plan for the person.

Learn:

• How to assess your own health needs to recover fully from cancer
• How to make use of community resources to support your recovery
• The types of interventions shown to increase length and quality of life

The Integrative Oncology Network is an organization of professionals in the community in various specialties.  Organized in 2008 by Buchholz Medical Group, its members provide consultation and treatments in areas that address the diverse needs of cancer patients to restore healthy physical conditioning and provide psychological support and growth.

Cancer Survivor Workshop

Creative Healing:
Healing from the Inside

October 26, 2008   9:00 to 4:30

There is no charge for the workshop.  Since space is limited, registration is required.  Please call 650 988 8011.

El Camino Hospital, Back of Cafeteria (ground floor)
Presented by Buchholz Medical Group and El Camino Cancer Center

In the crisis atmosphere of a newly diagnosed cancer and the flurry of treatments directed at the cancer, patients may realize that something else is necessary. For some, the something else is obvious: the need to change diet, lifestyle, handle stress, etc.  For others the internal voice is not so clear and they have to search for answers.  For everyone, to become whole and healthy, two additional things are necessary: 

• You must connect with an authentic self as the source of the energy and motivation to sustain healing. 
• You have to be creative to overcome problems whose solutions eluded you before the cancer.

In this hands-on workshop a panel of artists and teachers will lead you through a series of exercises to bring you closer to your authentic self, the one who instinctively knows what you need to become healthy, and help you express your creativity through art, poetry, story telling and movement.

Learn to:
Regain your power by connecting to your healthy self
Go beyond the limits of cultural and personal cancer myths
Renew your creative skills and find new answers to old problems

Leaders include:

• William M. Buchholz, M.D. Medical Oncologist
• Susan W. Buchholz, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist
• John Fox, Poetry Therapy
• Allan Chinen, MD, Psychiatrist, author, specialist in adult folktales
• Jeanne Fournier, Guided imagery and hypnotherapy
• Kait Philbin, Ph.D. Psychologist, Kripala Yoga instructor
• Peter Giordano, Arts educator, Musician, Dir. StoryTeller Project
• Deanna Anderson, Movement therapist/Educator, Dancer
• Linda Lum, Professor of art, Foothill college
• Skip Cantwell, Professor of art, Foothill College
• Rebecca Barbee, Improv workshop leader
• Tehila Eisenstat, artist and teacher

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Bibliography

Websites

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics

National Cancer Institute.  Describes different cancers and treatments.  Can download/order free publications.          

http://www.nccn.org/patients/patient_gls.asp

National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for various cancers written for patients.  Doctors use these guidelines to decide on treatment.          

http://nccam.nih.gov/           National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/4            National Institutes of Health: Cancer  includes specific cancers and clinical trials information

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00061            

Mayo Clinic website with articles on survivorship

http://www.medicinenet.com/cancer/focus.htm

lists different types of cancer and follow up procedures

http://www.cancersupportivecare.com

Provides information about specific types of cancer, treatments, coping, survivorship and supportive care. 
Dr. Rosenbaum's book, Everyone's Guide to Cancer Survivorship will be available autumn, 2007.

General
From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition.  Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.  National Academies Press, Washington, DC. 2006

Feuerstein, Michael and Findley, Patricia. The Cancer SurvivorÕs Guide. Marlow & Co. NY, 2006

Sieber, Al. The Survivor Personality Penguin/Putnam, NY 1966

Gonzales, Laurence. Deep survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why WW Norton, NY 2003

Katie, Byron Loving What Is: Four questions that can change your life  Three Rivers Press, NY 2002   www.thework.com

Articles

Pierce JP et al. Greater survival after breast cancer in physically active women with high vegetable-fruit intake regardless of obesity. J Clin Oncol 2007 Jun 10; 25:2345-51.

Handouts

The following are from the Mayo Clinic.  They are pretty general but offer accurate advice.

Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment

 Cancer survivors experience many emotions as they end their cancer treatment.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00071

Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment

Cancer survivors can experience side effects long after their cancer treatment ends.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00073

Cancer survivors: Relationships with family and friends after treatment

Cancer survivors often find that relationships with friends and family change after cancer treatment.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00072

Cancer survivors: Take care of your body after treatment

Cancer survivors can improve their health after cancer treatment with simple changes.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00070

Cancer survivors: What to expect with follow-up care

Cancer survivors: What to expect from follow-up care after cancer treatment.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00025

Support groups: Find information, encouragement and camaraderie

 Support groups offer information, encouragement and camaraderie. Here's how to choose the right one.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/support-groups/MH00002

Cancer survivors: What to expect with follow-up care

Cancer survivors: What to expect from follow-up care after cancer treatment.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-survivor/CA00025

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