Medical Experts Reveal Secrets to Reduce Suffering for Cancer Patients

Nevada City, CA (PRWEB) September 15, 2005

Medical experts reveal the secrets beyond coping with cancer in a three-volume DVD series, Cancer and Healing, designed to help caregivers and family members reduce their loved one’s suffering, create as much quality time as possible with the patients, and prevent caregivers from experiencing burnout themselves.

Feedback about the series is very positive.

"I don’t think it gets much better than this," says one hospice worker about Dr. Kane’s presentation. Another says, "Humor was great. Excellent presenter. It was supportive and encouraging to hear about the importance of creating a therapeutic role with patients."

Dr. Remen and her associate, Marion Weber, also receive praise. "Rachel and Marion are magical."

Dr. Rossman is described as, “The perfect blend of warm and wise; fully knowledgeable and very respectful of each patient as a human being – also fun.”

The DVD series is aimed at healthcare professionals, including hospice workers, social workers, clergy, nurses, and physicians, as well as caregivers and family members who are interested in discovering how therapeutic relationships, guided imagery, and the healing power of symbols can help ease suffering, promote relaxation and healing, and reinforce hope, resilience and the will to live.

Taped during the 2005 Cancer and Healing: Innovative Theories and Practices of Psychosocial Support conference held in San Francisco—in collaboration with Healing Journeys, the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF, and the Ida and Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center at UCSF—the series includes five presenters who are nationally recognized psychosocial support experts.

“My own experience with cancer made me realize that treating the physical body was not enough to heal me—or anyone else for that matter—so I have dedicated my life to developing seminars for both cancer patients and those who care for them,” says Jan Adrian, Healing Journeys founder.

While standard medical care can shrink tumors and/or relieve symptoms, it does not formally address the emotional injuries resulting from the disease and its treatments. The information presented in the DVDs addresses the emotional aspects of healing, and includes concepts and techniques useful in treating people’s fear, anxiety, despair, frustration, and loneliness. The series includes the following speakers and topics:

•          Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, Innovative Cancer Therapies
•          Rachel Naomi Remen, MD & Marion Weber, The Power of Symbols: An Experience of Discovery, Connection and Healing
•          Martin Rossman, MD, DIPL AC, Fighting Cancer form Within: Mobilizing Inner Resources with Guided Imagery
•          Jeff Kane, MD, Toward Naturally Therapeutic Relationships

Cancer and Healing– A Guide for Health Care Professionals can be ordered on-line at http://www.tincatmedia.com, or by calling toll-free: 888-484-6228. The cost for the three DVD set is $64.95. Thirty percent of the net profits are returned to Healing Journeys, a nonprofit corporation founded in 1994 to promote and support healing by assisting people with cancer or other life-altering illnesses to access their own healing potential and their ability to thrive.

Presenter and product photos and presenter bios are available upon request.

Jan Fishler

writer/producer

P.O. Box 242

Nevada City, CA 95959

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