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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Action

July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Tuesday, 11 July 2006: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Room 206 (Convention Center)
Meaning, Spirituality and Approaches to Decrease Distress
Moderator:Dennis Pyritz (USA)
1:30 PMIncorporating Therapeutic Massage in the Management of Distress for Hospitalized Oncology Patients
Jennifer A. Currin (USA), Sally Welsh (USA), Katy Keyes (USA), Melissa Dickerson (USA), Edward Meister (USA)
1:50 PMA PRACTICAL SPIRITUAL CHECKLIST IN THE PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT of the University Hospital of Leuven
Lucas Lissnijder (Belgium), Lut Rubbens (Belgium), Rita Van Nuffelen (Belgium), Johan Menten (Belgium), Carlo Leget (Netherlands)
2:10 PMSpirituality, Meaning, and Well-being in Young to Middle Aged Cancer Survivors
Crystal L. Park (USA), Thomas O. Blank (USA), Donald Edmondson (USA), Juliane R. Fenster (USA)
2:30 PM"That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger”: Patients Coping with and Finding Meaning in Cancer
Nihal E. Mohamed (USA), Ralf Schwarzer (Germany)
2:50 PMThe Use of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for Distress
Georgia Decker (USA)

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