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Life After Colorectal Cancer

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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Join this discussion group as we address the many physical and emotional adjustments people with colorectal cancer face after treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 27, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Barbara Golby, LSCW, and a member of the colorectal nursing staff: Zanno Correa, NP, BC; Nancy McEntee, RN, WCON

Audience

This program is for people who have been treated for colorectal cancer. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street — 11th floor Conference Room
(between Third & Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10022

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend this program. To register or for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Caregivers' Support Group

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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Join the Virtual Groups program, for a live, online discussion group for caregivers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering cancer patients. The Virtual Groups program provides live, moderated, Web-based support groups and educational programs for Memorial Sloan-Kettering patients.

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Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Virtual Programs
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

This program is for caregivers (friends, family, and spouses) of Memorial Sloan-Kettering patients.

Contact Information

Contact

Registration for this event is required. To register or learn more, please contact VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

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Chemical Tool for Studying Glycans in Living Organisms

December 21, 2012, 7:48 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 3:45 AM.

Sponsor(s)

Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

Peng Wu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Room ZRC-105
New York, NY 10065

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Immune Regulation at Barrier Surfaces

May 31, 2013, 12:25 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, June 10, 2013, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 1:15 PM.

Sponsor(s)

Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

David Artis, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathobiology
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Zuckerman Auditorium
New York, NY 10065

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Breast Cancer and Your Arm: A Seminar to Promote Health and Strength

July 23, 2012, 10:05 am
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Learn about reducing the risk of lymphedema, exercise recommendations, resuming prior activities after surgery, and guidelines for air travel.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 5:00 PM Thursday, June 27, 2013, 5:00 PM
Speaker(s)

Helena Silman Cohen, PT, CLT-LANA
Sara Cohen, OTR/L, CLT-LANA
Rehabilitation Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center

Audience

Participants in this group must be patients who have been treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Family and friends of patients are also welcome.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center— 2nd floor Group Room
300 East 66th Street (at Second Avenue)
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

For more information and to register, please call 646-888-4827.

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Bladder Cancer Discussion Group

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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This live, online support and discussion group for bladder cancer patients, will be co-led by social work and nursing staff.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, February 28, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMThursday, March 28, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMThursday, April 25, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMThursday, May 23, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thursday, June 27, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thursday, July 25, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thursday, August 22, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thursday, September 26, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thursday, October 24, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Thursday, November 21, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Audience

This program is for bladder cancer patients who have completed or are currently undergoing treatment.

Contact Information

Contact

Registration for this event is required. To register or learn more, please contact VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

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Visualizing and Dissecting Antifungal Immunity in the Lung

June 4, 2013, 6:48 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 1:45 PM.

Sponsor(s)

Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

Tobias Hohl, MD, PhD
Assistant Member
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Disease Division
Seattle, WA

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
ZRC-105
New York, NY 10065

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LGBT Cancer Survivorship Support Group

May 28, 2013, 1:07 pm
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This group for LGBT cancer survivors will address adjustment to life after cancer treatment, including issues such as emotional adjustments, changes in physical functioning, altered self-image, persistent fatigue, isolation, and other post-treatment-related concerns.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Penny Damaskos, PhD, LCSW

Audience

This program is for LGBT cancer survivors. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street — Room RRL-117
(between York and First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

September 10 & December 10 — Room RRL-B20

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to participate. To register or for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org.

Phone
646-888-4740

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Mind Over Matter: a Virtual Group for Primary Brain Tumor Patients in Active Treatment

April 10, 2013, 1:55 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, June 3, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Monday, July 1, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Monday, August 5, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Monday, September 2, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Monday, October 7, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Monday, November 4, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Monday, December 2, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Virtual Groups
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

Participants in this group must be primary brain tumor patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and have access to a computer and a telephone.

Contact Information

Contact

To participate, please e-mail VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

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Recognizing the Caregiver: A Panel Discussion

June 6, 2013, 11:18 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Virtual Programs
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Host(s)

Self Care
Christopher Anrig, LCSW-R

Spirituality & Finding Meaning
Melissa Stewart, LCSW-R

Psychological Affects of Caregiving
Allison Applebaum, PhD

Couple Communication
Carolyn Fulton, LCSW

Audience

This program is for caregivers (friends, family, and spouses) of Memorial Sloan-Kettering patients.

Contact Information

Contact

Registration for this event is required. To register or learn more, please contact VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

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Interviewing and Negotiating: Your Academic Job Search

June 6, 2013, 12:12 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 5:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Postdoctoral Career Services
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Furlong, PhD
Director, Office of Career Planning and Professional Development
The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Audience

This program is open to the postdoctoral community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
RRL Auditorium
New York, NY 10065

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Esophageal Cancer: Finding a New Balance

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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This online information and discussion group is for those learning to adjust to the changes that follow surgery for esophageal cancer. Family members are welcome.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, July 8, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Monday, September 9, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Monday, November 11, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer
Virtual Groups Program

Speaker(s)

Barbara Golby, LCSW
Maureen Jingeleski, RN
Renee Leidinger, RN

Audience

This program is for patients who have undergone surgery for esophageal cancer and their families.

Location Information

This is an online group.

Contact Information

Contact

To participate, please e-mail VirtualGroups@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Impact of Satellite Non-Coding RNAs in Pancreatic Cancer

January 29, 2013, 8:54 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, July 4, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 12:45 AM.

Sponsor(s)

Cancer Biology and Genetics Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

David Ting, MD
MGH Cancer Center
Harvard Medical School

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
Room M-107
New York, NY 10065

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Young Women’s Early-Stage Breast Cancer Support Group

February 6, 2013, 12:21 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMTuesday, April 2, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMTuesday, May 7, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMTuesday, June 4, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Commack

Speaker(s)

Karen Hartman, LCSW-R
Senior Clinical Social Worker
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

This program is for women 45 years old or under in treatment for early stage breast cancer.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Commack
650 Commack Road
Commack, NY 11725

Contact Information

Contact

To register and for more information please call 631-623-4000.

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Support and Discussion Group for People Living with Chronic Leukemia

September 25, 2012, 1:53 pm
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This live, online support and discussion group for chronic leukemia patients, will be co-led by social work and nursing staff.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Audience

This program is open to all chronic leukemia patients.

Location Information

This is an online meeting.

Contact Information

Contact

To participate, please email VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

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From Microbial Surveys to Mechanisms of Interaction in the Human Microbiome

June 10, 2013, 1:29 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 10:15 AM.

Sponsor(s)

Research Seminar

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

Curtis Huttenhower, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Harvard University
Boston, MA

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Room ZRC-105
New York, NY 10065

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PD-1 Directed Immunotherapy

June 10, 2013, 8:46 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, June 17, 2013, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 1:15 PM.

Sponsor(s)

Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

Rafi Ahmed, PhD
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Zuckerman Auditorium
New York, NY 10065

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Survivorship Care Plans in Research and Practice

May 30, 2013, 7:55 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Friday, June 14, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Speaker(s)

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
307 East 63rd Street
Third Floor Conference Room
New York, NY

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Men and Cancer Online Program

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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After surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy, broader issues ofter emerge. Common areas of concern can include adjusting to life after treatment, communicating effectively with one’s healthcare team, building stamina, employment, and managing concersn about recurrence. Join us for an interactive online discussion that will address these and other common challenges of life after treatment. All diagnoses welcome.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer
Virtual Groups Program

Speaker(s)

Richard Glassman, LCSW
Barbara Golby, LCSW

Audience

Participants in this group must be patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and must have access to a computer and a telephone.

Location Information

This is an online group.

Contact Information

Contact

Registration for this event is required. To register or learn more, please e-mail VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

For more information or consultation, please e-mail Barbara Golby, RLAC@mskcc.org

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Life After Lung Cancer

May 21, 2013, 12:00 pm
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Join us at a meeting for people who are post-treatment for lung cancer. Please come and share your concerns, gather information, and build coping strategies for life after treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Thursday, August 15, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Thursday, September 19, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Thursday, October 17, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Thursday, November 21, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Thursday, December 19, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Kimarie Boerger, LCSW
Renee Leidinger, RN
Carolyn Sadler, RN

Audience

This program is for people who have had lung cancer. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
(between York & FIrst Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

July 18 and December 19— Room RRL-B22
August 15 — Room RRL-118
October 17 — Room RRL-102
December 19 — Room RRL-B22

September 19 & November 21
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
64th Street Outpatient Center
205 East 64th Street — Concourse, Library 201
New York, NY 10022

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

Fax
RLAC@mskcc.org

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