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'Survivor Strolls' is one of two new approaches to support meetings that will be tried in Portage
By Tracy Wheeler
Beacon Journal medical writer
Published on Monday, Aug 18, 2008
KENT: Studies have shown that exercise, nutrition and the support of friends and family all play key roles for patients recovering from cancer.
That's why Kent State University and the American Cancer Society are combining to offer two new Portage County support groups that will focus on those issues.
One session will be open to anyone, whether it's someone who had cancer, is currently battling it or hopes to prevent it. Unlike traditional support groups, though, the meetings will take place while the participants walk around Kent.
Survival Strolls will be from 6:30 to 7 a.m. the second and fourth Fridays of every month, starting and ending at Susan's Coffee House, 623 E. Main St., Kent. New participants will be given a T-shirt, water bottle and pedometer.
The other session will be for breast cancer patients, former patients and their families, with an emphasis on the stresses associated with breast cancer — family disruptions, financial worries and changes in relationships. The group, called Survivors With Attitude (SWAT), will meet at 7 p.m the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Kent State University Counseling Center, 325 White Hall, East Main Street and Terrace Drive.
The SWAT sessions will also include presentations about pain management, the use of medicine, and side effects of radiation and chemotherapy.
Both groups give cancer patients ''an opportunity to share their thoughts and help other people, by sharing what worked for them,'' said Amy Thompson, an assistant professor of health education at KSU. ''Hearing from someone who has experienced the same things is very powerful.''
The walking group is interested in letting people ''have fun, be social and do some physical activity, which we know helps prevent all kinds of cancer,'' Thompson said.
For information about either group, call the KSU Counseling Center at 330-672-2208 or Dianne Kerr at 330-612-0345.
Tracy Wheeler can be reached at 330-996-3721 or tawheeler@thebeaconjournal.com.
KENT: Studies have shown that exercise, nutrition and the support of friends and family all play key roles for patients recovering from cancer.
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