| August 12, 2004
WCRC NEWS
Swim a Mile for Women with Cancer
Join us for the 9th Annual Swim a Mile for Women With
Cancer
Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3, 2004
Mills College, Oakland
For more information call 601.4040 x 180 or email swim@wcrc.org.
Plan on swimming with us. Information, details and answers
to questions about Swim a Mile -- as well as the complete
registration process -- can be found online at www.wcrc.org.
You can pledge
to a specific swimmer online too, as long as the swimmer
is already registered. We have Swim a Mile posters and
brochures all over the Bay Area. We want to express our
great appreciation to Andronico’s Markets, Men’s
Wearhouse, Mills College, Tri-Valley/East Bay Radiation
Oncology Centers, Speedo, East Bay Express and the San
Francisco Chronicle for their great sponsorship of our
Swim A Mile.
Not a swimmer? Still interested? Really great volunteers
are one of the secrets of our Swim a Mile! It isn’t
too early to sign up as a volunteer and be in the middle
of all the fun this year. Call Sarah at 510/601-4040 x
105 and she will give you all the details.
Do you own or manage a small store, service business
or restaurant? We are still looking for donated goods,
services and food to give to swimmers as raffle prizes
and to help them keep their energy up the day of the event.
We would love to see body workers come by for quick rub
downs of tired muscles, all kinds of donated sandwiches,
bagels, juices, coffees, water etc. We can help with marketing
your business to more than 500 people who come and help
us that weekend. We strongly encourage our swimmers and
volunteers to support our supporters—together we
really do make a difference. Please call Ali at 510/527-1918
if you can help!
Volunteer with WCRC
Lots of volunteer opportunities are coming up—Swim A
Mile, speaking engagements, community tabling events, library
research and so much more. If you are Spanish/English bi-lingual
we would love to talk with you about the really wonderful
clients who need our services in Spanish. Please call Sarah
at 510.601.4040 x 105.
WCRC Support Groups
If you or a loved one is struggling with cancer, we
encourage you to participate in a support
group here at WCRC. If you are interested in a support
group that isn’t listed, please call Dolores at 510.420.7900
x112.
- Adults with Blood-Related Cancers and their Families
and Friends (cosponsored with the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society)
- African American Women with Cancer
- Amigos y Familiares de Mujeres con Cáncer (en
español)
- Complementary and Alternative Treatments
- Friends and Family
- Latinas con Cáncer (en español)
- Lesbians with Cancer (not meeting in June, July or August)
- Post Treatment
- Teen Support Group for teens who have a parent or guardian
with cancer
- Women with Cancer
See Peer Support Groups
for meeting times and facilitator information.
TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RESEARCH
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
RESOURCES
Documenting Visibility: A
Selected Bibliography of Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health
Writer Seeking People to Interview
A writer named Kairol, who was diagnosed with cancer four
years ago at the age of 27, is writing a book that documents
men and women in their 20s and 30s who are living with cancer
and is seeking to conduct in-person, one-on-one interviews.
If you or someone you know is interested in being interviewed
or would like more information, please contact Kairol at
773.426.8081 or kairol@mortalitybites.com
Research Report from the Lesbians and Breast Cancer
Project now available
Coming Out About Lesbians and Cancer is the research
report from the Lesbians and Breast Cancer Project.
The report [in summary form, and now as the full 100+
page document] is available for download from the DAWN Ontario
website, http://dawn.thot.net/lbcp.
Paper copies of the summary report are available free of
charge from Willow Breast Cancer Support & Resource
Services. Toll-free: 1-888-778-3100; in Toronto: 416 778-5000;
TTY: 416 778-4082; Email: info@willow.org.
Life Tapes Project
Life Tapes Project is a free program for anyone diagnosed
with cancer. Let us help you put your life story on videotape
and/or DVD. The Life Tapes Project (LTP) consists of a one
to two hour interview, conducted and videotaped in the presence
of family and friends (who are also encouraged to contribute),
generally in the participant’s home. The LTP also includes
a scientific study component. Anyone diagnosed with cancer
is eligible to make a Life Tape. A professionally edited
copy of the tape is later given free of charge to the participant.
For more information about the LTP, you may visit http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/lifetapes.html
or call Alison Siegel, MA, MFTI at: 415-835-2167
Free technology equipment recycling
Office Depot and HP have teamed to offer free recycling
for a range of technology equipment" from now until
Labor Day. http://www.tomsnetworking.com/News_story_704.php
EVENTS
Cancer Control Society - Cancer Convention
Dr. Eliaz will be speaking at the 31st Annual Cancer Convention
on Saturday Aug 30th at 12:30pm PST. The title of his presentation
will be “Modified Citrus Pectin in the Prevention,
Control & Spread of Cancer.” The conference is
presented by the Cancer Control Society and will take place
at the Sheraton Universal in Universal City, CA Aug 30th
thru Sept 1st. To register call 323 663-7801 or register
online at www.cancercontrolsociety.com. The cost is $35/day
– or $10/day for the exhibits only.
Cancer as a Turning Point, From Surviving to Thriving™,
a FREE two-day event for anyone touched by cancer - patients,
survivors, their friends and family, support persons, and
healthcare providers - September 11 & 12, 2004 at Sacramento
Community Center Theater. Pre-registration is necessary.
Contact Healing Journeys at (916) 930-9040, (800) 423-9882
or www.healingjourneys.org.
CEUs are available for a fee for RN, MFT, and LCSW.
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