Handling the Holidays with Cancer
A KidneyCAN Town Hall Event
The holidays can be a stressful and hectic time of year. Coping with cancer at the same time can be overwhelming. We spoke with a panel of experienced patients and caregivers, along with medical professionals, to share strategies to support your overall wellbeing during the holiday season.
Experienced Patients, Caregivers, and Medical Professionals Offer Their Best Holiday Strategies
Watch our Town Hall event with panelists who understand the challenges of kidney cancer, moderated by Frank Eady, a genitourinary social worker from Emory Winship Cancer Center. Our session had three topics:
“But We Always …” : Managing Holiday Expectations and Energy
Feeling Your Best (Even When It’s Not That Great)
Banish the Bah Humbugs: Keeping Up Your Holiday Spirits
Panelists included experienced patients and caregivers, along with a medical oncologist, a dietician, and a nurse living with kidney cancer.
You’re not alone this holiday season.
We at KidneyCAN know how challenging it can be to handle busy seasons and special events when you are also living with cancer. We hope the ideas presented in our Town Hall help you have a more enjoyable season. If you’re looking to connect with more people who share your challenges and can offer support, check out our Smart Patients forum.
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For this installment of #KidneyCANDID, Dr. Sumanta Pal of City of Hope shares two things patients can do as they prepare for their #kidneycancer appointments.
▶️ Questions & Support: What to Bring to Your Kidney Cancer Oncology Appointment
Watch here: https://youtu.be/eSHbG7OeYHg
Have a topic you'd like us to cover in another episode of #KidneyCANDID? Comment below or email us at [email protected]!
Today, KidneyCAN is working with One Voice Against Cancer to advocate for #cancer research funding. Here we are with Senator Toomey's office (PA), along with Senator Warnock's office (GA). Thank you to Livestrong and other organizations lifting their voices today!
We urge Congress to support $49 billion in #funding for the NIH and $7.766 billion for the NCI.
Let’s save lives through #CancerResearch!
#CancerVoice22
It's not too late to join us for the next Town Hall event in our series! Learn about shared decision-making and your immunotherapy choices from leading oncologists.
Register now: https://bit.ly/ImmunotherapyTownHall
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It's not too late to register for our next Town Hall event! Learn about immunotherapy choices for #kidneycancer treatment from leading oncologists. We'll have Dr. Naomi Haas from Penn Medicine, Dr. Hans Hammers from UTSW, and Dr. Monty Pal from City of Hope.
📅 Tues, April 26
🕔 5:00 PM EDT
💻 Free Webinar via Zoom
Register now! https://bit.ly/ImmunotherapyTownHall
#kidneycan #livingwithcancer #cancerlife #patienteducation #empoweredpatient #shareddecisionmaking
Reminder! Our next patient education town hall will explore immunotherapy options for #kidneycancer patients.
📅 April 26th
🕔 5:00 pm ET
💻 via Zoom webinar
Register here: https://bit.ly/ImmunotherapyTownHall
Featuring Drs. Naomi Haas of UPenn, Hans Hammers of UTSW, and Monty Pal of City of Hope. Join us to hear this panel of leading expert oncologists discuss how they share the immunotherapy decision-making process with their patients.
Researchers! KidneyCAN is accepting abstracts for the 2022 Kidney Cancer Research Summit on October 6-7 in Philadelphia, PA.
Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this incredible meeting for #kidneycancer specialists.
Abstract submission guidelines and full details here: http://bit.ly/KCRS22Abstracts
#kidneycancerresearch #cancerresearch #kcsm
Another educational opportunity for #KidneyCancer patients!
Learn from some of the nation's top doctors at Yale Cancer Center. Tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7:00 PM ET.
Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1uI0atogTR2VKcFC_W78Fg
Hear the latest in kidney cancer care, emerging therapies and general wellness from Dr. Thomas Hutson DO, Pharm.D., FACP of Texas Oncology and a panel of experts at @curetoday's Educated Patient® Kidney Cancer Summit on Saturday, April 9th .
Connect with the kidney cancer community and empower your own journey!
Learn more and reserve your virtual seat:
http://ow.ly/weVJ50Ivtjy
#educatedpatient #kidneycancer
We continue to honor the caregivers in our community during #KidneyCancerAwareness month. Tracy shares her insightful perspective along with the decisions she and her wife Julie had to make when facing a diagnosis.
Read more:
https://kidneycan.org/tracys-story-a-caregivers-perspective/
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