Titles: When are we going to cure cancer? Cancer Chemotherapies and the Health of Your Bones. Late Effects After Cancer Therapy
In the past, some plans would refuse to pay the routine care of patients in clinical trials, arguing the treatments were experimental and therefore not covered.
[ August 7, 2010; 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. ]
Gilda’s Club Workshop: Communicating with Your Child
Noogieland Family Workshop with Michelle Massey, LICSW,
(With special guest Miss Kailee Taylor (age 11).
When: Sat. Aug. 7th 12:30pm-2pm
Where: Gilda’s Club Seattle 1400 Broadway in Seattle.
Massey will be speaking about child development, ways to enhance communication with your child/teen, and common feelings and reactions of children living with cancer or children [...]
[ August 12, 2010; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Barbara Flye, the Senior Health Policy advisor to Washington Insurance Commissioner, Mike Kreidler, will provide an overview of the new health care reform law, and will help you understand how it relates to coverage for people with cancer.
Gilda’s Club Seattle offers talks by experts on cancer and issues related to cancer and cancer survivors. The talks are free and open to all.
[ July 15, 2010; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The New Health Reform Law: How Does it Apply to Cancer?
Barbara Flye, the Senior Health Policy advisor to Washington Insurance Commissioner, Mike Kreidler, will provide an overview of the new health care reform law, and will help you understand how it relates to coverage for people with cancer. Also, you will find out what to do [...]
[ May 20, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Virginia Mason Dermatology Clinic Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening
WHAT:
One in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer in his or her lifetime, and the Pacific Northwest has higher rates of skin cancer than many other regions. That’s why Virginia Mason’s Dermatology clinic annually offers a free skin cancer screening event for patients [...]
Advocates say change may encourage people terminal illnesses to take advantage of hospice care earlier.
Cancer patients are being denied access to newer oral drugs or are required to pay hefty out-of-pocket costs for the pills.
Louisiana GOP Sen. David Vitter has pushed the EPA to slow its process of updating a 20-year-old health assessment of formaldehyde.
[ April 8, 2010; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Cancer Survivorship Mini-Series: Survivors of Childhood Cancers – Moving Beyond Cure
Gilda‚s Club Seattle and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program team up to bring you four opportunities to learn about cancer survivorship in 2010.
For our first lecture, Dr. Eric Chow – a Pediatric oncologist and director of the Childhood Cancer Survivor program at [...]
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, preparing for and recovering from surgery, navigating health-related legal documents.
Diagnosed with breast cancer and no longer covered by her health insurance, Erica Rex married and moved to England to get care.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study.
[ February 4, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Science for Life series presents:
February 4
The Evolutionary Arms Race
Evolutionary change is driven by competition between genes and proteins with opposing functions. As viruses and bacteria develop new ways to outwit the immune system, the immune system must adapt and fight back. By looking at rapidly evolving DNA, Dr. Harmit Malik [...]
[ February 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Science for Life series presents:
February 11
A Twofold Miracle: Cord Blood
The miracle of childbirth also has the potential to offer a miracle of another kind-a cure for cancer. Umbilical cord blood is rich with healing stem cells that can cure leukemia. Dr. Colleen Delaney has developed a way to multiply cord [...]
[ February 18, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Science for Life series:
February 18
Your Immune System vs. Cancer
What if we could harness the power of our immune system, enhance it, and then target it directly at cancer? The Hutchinson Center’s Dr. Ollie Press is doing just that. Join this internationally recognized expert in the field of immunotherapy as he [...]
[ February 25, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Science for Life series:
February 25
Keeping Tumors at Bay with Vaccines
For many patients, winning the battle against cancer is more complicated than surviving a first diagnosis–the chance of recurrence can be high. Dr. Nora Disis, Hutchinson Center researcher and University of Washington professor, is working to develop vaccines that boost the [...]
[ February 25, 2010; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Gilda’s Club of Seattle Presents:
2/25/10
Sexuality & Cancer
Your sex life isn’t the first thing your doctor talks about when you‚re going through cancer treatment, though most people experience changes to their sexuality at this time.
Babeland sex educators talk to people about their sex lives every day, and have lots of great suggestions to help you start [...]
[ February 18, 2010; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Please RSVP to attend. Light refreshments at 6:45. 7:00-8:30 PM, Thursday
Topics: Evolutionary Arms Race, Cord Blood Stem Cells, Immune System vs. Cancer, and Tumor Vaccines
Talks on natural medicine, cancer genetics, and cancer & sexuality
[ January 16, 2010; 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] Gilda’s Club Seattle and the NW Association for Biomedical Research will sponsor a free symposium that they promise will offer information about cancer research translated into language that we can all understand.
Here’s the announcement:
1/16/10 Symposium: Cancer: What People Really Want to Know
Cancer affects every American by the end of their lifetime, through their own diagnosis or [...]
Information about cancer research “in language we can all understand.”
[ December 3, 2009; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] 12/3/09
‘Tis the Season: Stress Management For Cancer Survivors (And The Rest Of Us) During The Holidays
Dr. Bonnie McGregor, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will share scientifically proven stress management techniques that will help you bring your stress level down through cancer, the holidays, and any time. She’ll also talk about [...]
Republicans “clueless” about health reform writes Seattle Times editorial columnist.
The project will study genetic information from more than 7,000 people.
Growth in health and social services jobs expected to run 3.9% in Washington.
[ October 3, 2009; 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Cancer Survivorship Workshop: Living After the Diagnosis
Cancer Survivorship: Living Beyond Cancer, an upcoming Evergreen Healthcare program, will give you, your family, friends and caregivers the skills to adapt to the changes in your life.
Surviving cancer is a day-to-day ongoing process. Our experts will help you explore the skills needed to adapt to life after cancer.
You’ll [...]
Gilda’s Club of Seattle, which provides a meeting place for people with cancer and their friends and families, will host three free lectures and their annual Halloween party next month.
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
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