Registration now open for free cancer education event

People living with cancer are invited to attend a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) event designed to help them with life after treatment.

Presented by CancerControl Alberta, Living Your Best Life with and Beyond Cancer will be held Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and is also open to families and friends of cancer patients and survivors, as well as healthcare professionals.

Topics and speakers include: · Eating Well to Live Well: Nutrition for the Cancer Survivor Lindsay Lee, registered dietitian · Living Well: Positive Psychology and Well-Being

Kevin St. Arnaud, psychology resident

· Physical Activity for Living Your Best Life

Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary

· Hear it from the Oncologist – Late and Long-term Effects

Dr. Dean Ruether, Associate Professor

The public can watch the live broadcast in Medicine Hat at the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre or in Drumheller: Drumheller Health Centre boardroom

Registration is required. Visit http://bit.ly/book-cancerpatiented or call toll free at 1-855-258-9963. For more information contact cancerpatienteducation@ahs.ca.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.