LLS YAconnect Webcast

DATE:
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

TIME:
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM EASTERN
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM CENTRAL
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM MOUNTAIN
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM PACIFIC

This webcast for young adults facing cancer will feature Owen Applequist, a young adult lymphoma survivor; Michael Mauro, MD, a hematologist/ oncologist from Oregon Health and Science University; Kate Breitenbach, BA, RN, an oncology nurse and Lauren Kirby, MSW, LCSW, an oncology social worker from the University of Chicago Medical Center in an open discussion about:

Communicating with your healthcare team
Making treatment decisions
Managing side effects
Talking to family and friends
Coping with fears of recurrence
Planning for long-term health and well-being
And more!

Program participants will have the opportunity to chat online with other young adults and ask questions of the panel.

Go to www.LLS.org/YAconnect for information and registration for this free interactive program.

Visit www.LLS.org/YAconnect to hear audio replays from past YAconnect webcasts: Navigating Employment and Insurance and Getting the Answers You Need: Fatigue and Other Cancer Treatment Side Effects.