Finding Your Place in the World After Cancer: Opportunities and Challenges 

 

Cancer diagnosis and treatment can change your life forever.  Even after active treatment ends, many of us can be caught off-guard by the emotional challenges we continue to face. There is often uncertainty in managing the what ifs…what if my cancer comes back, or what if I have trouble adjusting to life after cancer.

Some people describe their experience dealing with cancer as an ongoing trauma.  Many may feel that they are alone in their thinking. You are not alone.   

The Mass General Cancer Center community is here to support you and help answer any questions as you think about life after a cancer diagnosis.  How does psychological stress affect people who have cancer?  How can you learn to cope with psychological stress?  What do people who have had cancer want their caregivers and family members to know?  How can you be your own best advocate for better health? How can you continue to heal?  What does your ‘new normal’ look like? 

This free conference will address how Mass General Cancer Center is working to better recognize and combat traumatic thinking.  You will be given tools and resources to help you find and maintain your emotional footing as you adapt to your new reality. 

Conference Emcee: Billy Costa, Radio and Television Personality

8:30am-9:00am: Registration

9:00am-9:15am: Welcome and Introduction                                                        Mara Bloom, JD, Executive Director, Mass General Cancer Center &                    Jeff Peppercorn, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, & Director, Supportive Care and Survivorship 

9:15am- 9:45am: Presentation - Immunotherapy as Innovation                          Justin Gainor, MD, Director, Targeted Immunotherapy  

9:45am-10:30am: Interview - Framing the Issue                                             Leanne Miller, MSW, LICSW, Oncology Social Worker &                               Jennifer D’Alotto, MSW, LICSW, Oncology Social Worker  

10:30am-10:45am:    BREAK

10:45am-11:30am: Interview - Lifestyle Medicine                                               Betsy O’Donnell, MD, Director Lifestyle Medicine Clinic

11:30am-12:15pm: Interview - Resiliency and Stress-Management                 Gisele Perez, PhD, Psychologist Behavioral Medicine Service  

12:15pm-12:30pm: Closing Exercise                                                                    Rev. Donna Blagdan, BCC, Spiritual Care Provider, Oncology

12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch and Networking

 

 

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