Yale Cancer Center Invites Survivors to Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day

Yale Cancer Center will host a unique program for cancer survivors and their families in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day on Thursday, May 25. The event, titled “New Beginnings: Complementary Approaches to Living Well Today,” will include a choice of workshops for participants followed by a picnic lunch on Harkness Terrace at Yale School of Medicine.

Yale Cancer Center will host a unique program for cancer survivors and their families in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day on Thursday, May 25. The event, titled “New Beginnings: Complementary Approaches to Living Well Today,” will include a choice of workshops for participants followed by a picnic lunch on Harkness Terrace at Yale School of Medicine.

Hosted by Dr. Mel Goldstein, meteorologist on WTNH Channel 8 News, the event is free and open to the public. Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Hope Building at 315 Cedar Street. Festivities will be from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Participants may choose to attend one of the following workshops: Guided Imagery, which will help participants discover a deep state of relaxation; Food for Life, a workshop on cancer prevention and healthy nutritional choices; or Walking in our Patients’ Shoes: the Role of Empathy in Medicine, a workshop led by Kenneth Miller, M.D., Director of Supportive Care at Yale Cancer Center.

Cancer Survivors Day is sponsored by Yale Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Yale University School of Medicine. The program and lunch are free; reservations are required. For reservations call (203) 688-2000 or (888) 700-6543.

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Renee Gaudette: renee.gaudette@yale.edu, (203) 671-8156