Thriving Through Cancer: An Integrative Approach
- Date
- Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008
- Time
- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Organization
- Duke Integrative Medicine
- Description
Duke Integrative Medicine invites patients, survivors, friends and family members to explore cancer from the whole-person perspective.
Discover how an integrative medicine approach, including both appropriate complementary and conventional therapeutic care, can make a difference for you and those you love.
Join our expert physicians and providers as you learn -- and experience -- new approaches to living with cancer with realistic hope and renewed vitality.
During this day-long workshop, topics will include:
- Overview of cancer and conventional care choices
- Integrative medicinal approaches to cancer care
- Power of complementary therapies
- Living with cancer: how it impacts your life
- Nutrition: best practices for healthy outcomes
- Essential self-care and coping techniques
- Benefits of yoga for cancer
- Mind-body skills such as guided imagery
- Registration status
- No registration required
- Fee
- Full Program Rate: $95; Early Registration Rate (by August 1): $80
- Location
- Center for Living Campus
- Location Specifics
- Duke Integrative Medicine Building, Workshop AB
- Address
- 3475 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705 - Location phone
- 919-660-6610
- Directions
Driving Directions to Center for Living Campus on Erwin Road
From Greensboro and Points West
Via 1-85 North:
Exit onto N.C. 147 (Durham Freeway).
Take first exit off Durham Freeway onto 15-501 S. toward Chapel Hill.
Stay in right lane, and take second exit (#107) to N.C. 751.
Turn LEFT onto N.C. 751 S., go under the highway, and take next left turn onto Erwin Road. The Center for Living Campus entrance is on the left.
From Richmond and Points North
Via I-85 South:
In Durham, take the left-lane exit (#174B) for US 15-501 S. Bypass - Duke University/Chapel Hill.
Continue on U.S. 15-501 to the fourth exit (#107) a right-lane exit for N.C. 751.
Turn LEFT onto N.C. 751 S., go under the highway, and take next left turn onto Erwin Road. The Center for Living Campus entrance is on the left.
From RDU Airport, Raleigh and Points East
Via I-40 West:
Exit onto the Durham Freeway (N.C. 147).
Take Durham Freeway to Fulton Street exit (#15B).
Turn left onto Fulton Street, take to end at Erwin Road.
From Chapel Hill
Via U.S. 15-501 North:
Take 15-501 N. marked Duke Univ./Med Ctr.
(Do NOT take 15-501 Business.)
Take N.C. 751 exit (#107) marked Duke. Univ. West Campus.
Turn right onto N.C. 751, make the next left turn onto Erwin Road. The Center for Living Campus entrance is on the left.
