Events at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center recognizes the importance of being a good community partner and offers many interesting, informative and compassionate events to improve the health of our neighbors. Come join us!

Cancer Prevention Series:

• Palliative Care: What is it and how can it benefit the cancer patient/survivor?
• Redefining yourself after cancer and addressing fear of reoccurrence
• Nutrition and Exercise Prescription for the Cancer Survivor with Cooking Demo

Palliative Care: What is it and how can it benefit the cancer patient/survivor? 
Date: June 12, 2013
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Canyon Conference Rooms          
                  Banner Gateway Medical Center
RSVP: Call (602) 230-CARE or online

Palliative Care is a wonderful resource cancer patients can utilize to improve quality of life. Join Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dr. Kerry Tobias to learn about the benefits of palliative care for the newly diagnosed patient with cancer, those during cancer treatment and cancer survivors. 

Dr. Kerry Tobias is certified as an American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician with Subspecialty Certifications in Pain Management and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Redefining yourself after cancer and addressing fear of reoccurrence
Date: July 10, 2013
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Canyon Conference Rooms          
                  Banner Gateway Medical Center
RSVP: Call (602) 230-CARE or online

Battling cancer is life changing. Cancer survivors struggle with life after cancer and redefining themselves and their relationships at work, with family and with friends.  In addition cancer survivors can struggle with the fear of reoccurrence. Please join Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in our Cancer Survivorship series to address these issues and more importantly learn ways to cope with these changes and improve quality of life.

Nutrition and Exercise Prescription for the Cancer Survivor with Cooking Demo
Date: August 14, 2013
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Canyon Conference Rooms          
                  Banner Gateway Medical Center
RSVP: Call (602) 230-CARE or online

Join Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center to learn about the latest research in nutrition and exercise to improve treatment related side effects, symptom management and decreases risk of reoccurrence in cancer survivors.  Cooking demonstration included.