Cancer and Careers: This program, begun by executives in the cosmetics, fragrance and related industries, addresses the needs of more than 80 percent of cancer survivors who return to work after treatment. Cancer and Careers provides a comprehensive website, free publications and a series of support groups and educational seminars. A free workbook, “Living and Working with Cancer” is available in English and Spanish. The group’s website is www.cancerandcareers.org
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Park News from Vangie
Congratulations to our wonderful Kansas City park design team!
The recently renovated Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park, located at Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza, was recently awarded a Merit Award for Design (Built) by the Central States Region of the American Society of Landscape Architects Continue Reading…
Celebrating Cancer Survivors in Kansas City
Remarks by Linda Bloch Lyon, vice president of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, at the 24th annual Kansas City Celebration of Life Rally on National Cancer Survivors Day, Sunday, June 7, 2009…
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (organized by type of cancer) We want to help you find what you need and we try hard to keep this information up to date, accurate, and current. Please let us know if you feel we should revise our list in any way by emailing us at hotline@blochcancer.org QUICK INDEX (click to jump to specific cancer): Continue Reading…
Fighting Cancer Woodblock Prints by Dale Phelps
November 2, 2006
This series of woodblock prints concerns visualization during meditation for the treatment of cancer. I have been living with prostate cancer since 1993 but it has recently increased its activity. Along with traditional medical treatments I have been utilizing guided imagery in meditation. I produced these images to help me with visualization during imaging. With this and other modalities I have brought my cancer under reasonable control. Continue Reading…
How to Start A Cancer Hotline
Recognizing the need:
- One out of every four Americans will get cancer. The diagnosis and treatment can be very traumatic experiences.
- Many people equate cancer with death, not realizing that with prompt, proper care and a positive outlook many cancers can be cured Continue Reading…
2008 Cancer Survivors Parks Tour
Here’s a tour in photos of many of the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Parks. Continue Reading…
Patient’s checklist
CLICK HERE to open the book in a new window or read it below — Chapter 14 “Check List”… Continue Reading…
Cancer Survivors Park
We believe that the second greatest correctable cause of cancer mortality (smoking being #1) is relating death and cancer. Many have been brought up to believe that a diagnosis of cancer means automatic death. Some believe that treatments are worse than death. When they are diagnosed, they give up and do not try to fight. Continue Reading…
NCI News
- H. pylori, smoking trends, and gastric cancer in U.S. men May 22, 2013
- NIH researchers conduct first genomic survey of human skin fungal diversity; Location on the body surface determines fungal composition with the greatest diversity on feet May 22, 2013
- Inflammatory bowel disease raises risk of melanoma May 22, 2013
- Genetic diversity predicts outcomes in head and neck cancer May 21, 2013
- Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimize hair loss May 21, 2013
Cancer Survivor Parks
