Check out the Nutrition Ways section of the UA Arizona Cancer Center website. And while you are there, be sure to visit the special section, Nutrition During Treatment.

The UA Arizona Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center located at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and is a reliable resource for diet and nutrition information for patients with cancer, their family, friends and anyone interested in learning more about the diet-cancer link.

Educational Workshops

Diagnosis 101: Tools to Simplify and Organize your Cancer Journey
Jeanne Harvath, RN, MSW
2nd Tuesday of each month beginning September 8 - December 8, 2009
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Sunstone Resource Center - NW
Cost: $10.00
RSVP Required: (520) 877-9038

Learn the role of the providers on your medical team, resources to help you along the way, and tools to organize your records, to make the most of each doctor's visit and to keep yourself well.

Practical, Everyday Mindfulness - Anne B. Parker, MA
December 1, 8 ,15 and 22, 2009 • 1:00 - 3:00pm
Sunstone Resource Center -TMC
Cost: $40.00 for series
RSVP Required: (520) 324-2840

Mindfulness is both a philosophy and a practice. It's a way of being, an approach to healthy living that creates thriving relationships with self and others. In this workshop we will explore mindfulness as a practical, every day approach to life, whatever life brings. Using the concept of mindfulness as "remembering to remember," we will discover easy and accessible tools to bring mindfulness to all aspects of living to enhance integration of body, mind, and spirit.

Other Classes

Sit and Stitch Group
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month • Noon – 1:30 pm
Sunstone Resource Center – TMC
No Cost
Facilitator: Rose Marie Clay
Information: (520) 324-2840

Open to everyone. Participants from beginner to experienced are welcome to knit, crochet, embroider or whatever expresses your creativity! This is a fun and supportive group. For more information, call (520) 324-2840.

Cancer CAREx
Sunstone Cancer Support Centers is partnering with FitCenter, a speciality fitness center to provide an exercise rehabilitation program for cancer survivors when their treatment is complete.

The objective of CAREx is for survivors to get to know their bodies after diagnosis and treatment and build endurance, strength and confidence. Each participant begins with a one hour fitness assessment/personal training sessino to establish baseline health and fitness status, review treatment history and define personalized goals. A customized exercise prescription is then designed including cardio conditioning, strength building, core conditioning, flexibility and joint range of motion. The trainer provides personalized instruction, supervision and motivation during each small group session.

For more information, call the FitCenter - (520) 571-7000

Flying Lessons for Cancer Survivors
December 4, 2009 - 9:00 - 4:00 pm.
Sunstone Resource Center NE
$40.00 includes lunch and materials
RSVP Required: (520)760-0607

Come spend the day exploring the powerful metaphor of flying--whether that means living beyond fear, rising above limitations or soaring to a place of peace inside. Pam Hale Trachta, teacher and cancer survivor will share stories of her experiences earning her private pilot's license that will become lessons you can use all your life.