10 Cities to Participate in Live Well! Life Beyond Cancer Program Sponsored by
The Wellness Community and the Lance Armstrong Foundation
Program Helps Cancer Survivors Make Transition from Treatment to
Post-Treatment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten cities will participate in a new
program developed by The Wellness Community (TWC) and the Lance Armstrong
Foundation (LAF) to help cancer survivors make the transition from active
treatment to post-treatment care. According to a 2007 Institute of Medicine
report, the 10.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S. face a heavy physical
and psychological burden as they transition from cancer patient to survivor.
This new program, Live Well! Life Beyond Cancer, will be launched in January
2008 to help fill the gap between cancer treatment and life following cancer.
"The Live Well! Life Beyond Cancer program provides cancer survivors with
the information, skills and tools to address exercise, nutrition, emotional
health, quality of life and medical management after treatment ends," said
Mitch Golant, PhD, senior vice president of The Wellness Community. "Together
with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we are poised to develop a
state-of-the-art, evidence-based survivorship program that helps fill the gap
between cancer treatment and life beyond cancer."
Live Well! Life Beyond Cancer will be offered in 10 cities across the
United States. There is no charge to workshop participants, who will meet for
two and one-half hours once a week for six weeks. The program will be held
in:
-- Wilmington, DE
-- Walnut Creek, CA
-- Salisbury, MD
-- Indianapolis, IN
-- Redondo Beach, CA
-- Knoxville, TN
-- Bedminster, NJ
-- Westlake Village, CA
-- Miami, FL
-- Phoenix, AZ
Expert panelists at the six sessions such as physicians, nutritionists and
fitness experts will discuss various topics including:
-- Exercise after treatment
-- Specialized nutrition for people after cancer treatment
-- The need for continued emotional and social support
-- Medical effects of cancer treatment and long-term medical management.
"In order to improve the quality of life of people affected by cancer, it
is essential to provide effective and appropriate patient care across the
cancer continuum," said Andy Miller, vice president of programs and policy for
the Lance Armstrong Foundation. "The Wellness Community is an ideal partner
for this program. They have a proven track record of implementing evidenced-
based programs that are relevant to the needs of communities and highly
beneficial for cancer survivors."
For more information about the programs in the specific cities, log onto
http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org.
About The Wellness Community
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in June 2007, The Wellness Community is
an international organization dedicated to providing support, education and
hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in
free professionally-led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and
exercise programs, and stress reduction classes, people affected by cancer
learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation and
restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease. The Wellness Community
provides support, education and hope for people affected by cancer at more
than 100 locations worldwide including 24 U.S.-based and two international
centers with 73 satellite and off-site programs and online at
http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org.
About the Lance Armstrong Foundation
The Lance Armstrong Foundation inspires and empowers people affected by
cancer. The LAF believes that unity is strength, knowledge is power and
attitude is everything. The national foundation provides the practical
information and tools people with cancer need to live life on their own terms.
The LAF takes aim at the gaps between what is known and what is done to
prevent suffering and death due to cancer. The group unites people to fight
cancer and pursue an agenda focused on prevention, access to screening and
care, improvement of the quality of life for cancer survivors, and investment
in research. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance
Armstrong, the LAF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in
Austin, Texas.
SOURCE Lance Armstrong Foundation
Sheri Singer, +1-703-346-7111, sheri.singer@verizon.net, for the Lance
Armstrong Foundation
