Our
mission is to optimize
the quality of life of cancer survivors.
Cancer
Survivor (n): "any individual that has been diagnosed
with cancer, from the time of discovery and for the balance
of life"-- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
We would like to welcome and introduce two great individuals
to the Cancer Survivor Center for Health and Wellbeing's team.
Lindsay Harding will be joining the Cancer Survivor Team as
the Assistant Director of Operations. Lindsay is a Magna Cum
Laude graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a BS
in Management and Policy; Therapeutic Recreation Specialization.
She is also a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
and comes to us from Challenge Aspen. We are extremely excited
to have Lindsay on board and hope you will get the chance
to meet her soon.
Katarina Golik will be returning to the US from Garmisch-Patenkirchen
(Germany) and will be assisting in the laboratory with testing.
Katarina is a master's student from the University of Munich
and will be analyzing data we have collected here over the
last three years and be using it as part of her thesis work.
She is a former ski racer and is looking forward to getting
back to Aspen for a few powder turns as well.
"Fitness
May Ease Cancer Treatment"For cancer
survivors, studies suggest that exercise improves long-term
prospects and the quality of life. Among the quality-of-life
benefits are improved fitness, enhanced self-esteem and
reduced fatigue.
"Family Program Helps Prostate Cancer Patients
and Spouses Cope" A family intervention
program aimed at prostate cancer patients and their spouses
was shown to help the couples better manage the effects
of the illness and maintain their quality of life, according
to a study published online November 12 in Cancer.
