Aid for cancer patients

Aid for cancer patients
Pleasanton Weekly, August 7, 2009, Volume X, Number 30

The Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation is granting funds to Tri-Valley cancer patients to use toward complementary therapies. It is now accepting applications that may fund up to $1,000 per patient.

To apply and to learn more about eligibility requirements, visit www.healingtherapiesfoundation.org or call 866-862-7270.

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"Probably the most common symptom that we see in individuals diagnosed with cancer is anxiety…Learning some self-management techniques, stress relaxation, cognitive behavioral therapies are incredibly helpful tools not only for getting through your cancer experience but managing stress period."

Quote from speech given at the 5th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, February 19, 2005 by

Dr. Julia Rowland
Director of the National Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Survivorship