Cancer Survivorship Conference 2007

For many, cancer is a chronic disease. More individuals are living longer with a history of cancer than ever before due to advances in medical screening, diagnosis and treatment. These changes have placed a new emphasis on “survivorship,” including issues of employment, health and life insurance, and long term side effects of treatment, such as joint pain, cardiac toxicity, and sexual function. Individuals living with a cancer history, as well as their doctors, face new challenges and opportunities.

The Northern California Cancer Center with co-sponsors Stanford Cancer Center and Mills-Peninsula Health Services, sponsored the first Bay Area's first cancer survivorship conference on December 1, 2007 in San Francisco. "Now What? The New Normal of Cancer Survivorship After Treatment" included breakout sessions as well as general session topics (please see below to view presentations). The breakout sessions were informal and encouraged dialogue. These sessions were not audiotaped, but the topic and faculty contacts are available at the bottom of this page.

Conference registration exceeded capacity this year. If you would like to be added to the list for the second survivorship conference to be held on November 8, 2008, please contact NCCC Community Education at education@nccc.org.

General Session Topics

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	Pamela Priest Naeve Director of NCCC Community Education	Overview of Survivorship Conference on KRON View Interview
	David Spiegel, MD Professor of Medicine & Associate Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Stanford Medical School	"Living with Uncertainty"
	Judy Luce, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCCC Board of Trustees	"Medical Issues and Follow Up Care"
	John Andrews Survivor & caregiver	"Living in the Shadow"
	Natalie Ledesma, MS, RD Oncology Dietician, Cancer Resource Center, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center	"Lifestyle Changes"
	Lori Hope Survivor & author	"I Don't Know If I Am Cured But Bringing Up My Health Can Bring Me Down"
	Naomi S. Comfort, JD Hawks & Comfort, LLP, Los Altos	"Financial Issues: Employment, Health & Life Insurance, Estate & Financial Planning"
	Nicolette Chun, MS, CGC Senior Genetic Counselor & Program Supervisor, Stanford Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Clinic	"Genetic Counseling, Testing & Family Concerns"