Second Wednesdays
February 10th, 2010 4:30 - 6:00pm

RACING THE PLANET
April 25th - May 1st, 2010

Our spring retreat for women with cancer has been scheduled for Sunday, April 25, at  La Tourelle! Mark your calendars and watch for more information.

Yoga for People with Cancer continues to meet every Friday 10:30-12:00 at Island Health & Fitness. For more information, contact instructor Nick Boyar at 607-272-2062 or nickboyar1@yahoo.com. The class fee is $10 per session. Scholarships are available. Contact Sharon Kaplan at 277-0960 or sharon@crcfl.net.

Sandra Steingraber to speak at Ithaca College on Feb. 9, 7:30 pm Park Auditorium. "The Importance of Independent Media and Journalism in Times of Ecological Crisis." Click here to download poster.

Cancer and End of Life Care, sponsored locally by Hospicare and Palliative Care Services, Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, and Cayuga Medical Center, will be telecast Wednesday, March 24, 1:15 - 4:30, Bonnie Howell Conference Room, Cayuga Medical Center. Click here for more information.

ITHACAN TO RUN GRUELING 155 MILE, 7-DAY DESERT RACE TO BENEFIT CRCFL

Christopher LaVallee, one of 200 athletes worldwide, will compete in the April, 2010 RacingThePlanet marathon in the western Australia outback rough-country. The April 25 to May 1, 2010 event is also a $20,000 fundraising campaign for the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. Christopher's father is a prostate cancer survivor.

The purpose of the campaign is to not only raise money, but also to raise awareness. Find more information about Christopher and his training, visit Chris's Facebook page, his blog, and on Twitter. To donate or raise money for the Center through this campaign click here. Learn more about his corporate sponsor ASI Renovations.

Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Not Taken
New York Times, November 12, 2009

Cancer Society, in shift, has concerns on screening
New York Times, October 21, 2009

At Home, in Solitude, as the Spirit Recovers
New York Times, October 19, 2009

More Women with Breast Cancer Choosing Double Mastectomies
New York Times, October 7, 2009

Pain Beyond Words, and an Impulse Just to Endure
New York Times, September 21, 2009

Young People Living - and Laughing - with Cancer
Fresh Air, NPR, September 8, 2009.

Weighing Hope and Reality in Kennedy's Cancer Battle
New York Times, August 28, 2009. Full article.

At the End, Offering not a cure, but Comfort
New York Times, August 20, 2009. Full article.