Upcoming classes help cancer patients gain strength
January 10, 2012
CALGARY — To support cancer patients and their families, Alberta Health Services (AHS) offers a variety of education sessions, including classes, to help patients gain strength through exercise and diet.
Eating for your life – The best nutrition for people with cancer
This session will help you discover foods that will give your body the greatest fighting strength and maximize the benefits of your cancer treatment. Learn how foods can help you manage side effects and get the latest information on meal supplements and ready-made meal options. A registered dietitian will be on-hand to answer your questions.
- When: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, Jan. 18
- Wednesday, Feb. 1
- Wednesday, Feb. 15
- Where: Auditorium – main floor of Tom Baker Cancer Centre
1331 29 Street N.W., Calgary - Cost: This session is free of charge.
- Registration: No pre-registration is required.
Exercising for your life – How to start an activity program to help you cope and survive
Find out how exercise helps your body kill cancer cells. Learn which physical activities will help most and how to start or improve an activity program. Get helpful instruction from an exercise specialist from the University of Calgary.
- When: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 1
- Where: Auditorium – main floor of Tom Baker Cancer Centre
1331 29 Street N.W., Calgary - Cost: This session is free of charge.
- Registration: No pre-registration is required.
Breast cancer and nutrition
Breast cancer patients are invited to this special discussion group with a registered dietitian. Find out how good nutrition can help now and reduce cancer risk in the future. Ask questions and get the answers you need.
- When: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Friday, Jan. 13
- Friday, Jan. 27
- Friday Feb. 10
- Friday, Feb. 24
- Where: Ambulatory Oncology Clinics, Holy Cross Site
2210 – 2nd St. S.W., Calgary AB - Cost: This session is free of charge.
- Registration: No pre-registration is required.
Knowledge empowers cancer patients and their families to be active partners in their cancer journey. For more information about these and other cancer education sessions in Calgary, please visit:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/tombakercentre.asp or call Health Link Alberta at 1-866-408-5465.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than 3.7 million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
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