Welcome to the Cancer Education Room

Cancer and health are complex. And when they collide, it can be overwhelming. 

Here you’ll find resources to better understand, leading to better decisions and better health.

 
Yoga with Sherie
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Yoga with Sherie

Join in this wonderful 30 minute chair yoga session to breathe, stretch and move your body! This session is led by cancer survivor Sherie Drees!

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The Expert Show: Plant Based Eating
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

The Expert Show: Plant Based Eating

Join in as we learn about plant based eating, what it helps, where to go in the grocery store and how to make helpful changes in your eating patterns!

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2024 Goal Workshop #1
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

2024 Goal Workshop #1

Let’s set the groundwork for 2024 to enhance and celebrate your one wild & precious life! Please join in as we are led through discussing “The Wellness Wheel” and creating your focus points and smallest meaningful next steps!

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The Expert Show: the transition to survivorship
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

The Expert Show: the transition to survivorship

The time of treatment completion and the transition into cancer survivorship often catches people off guard. You’ve rung the bell, so exhaustingly and blissfully happy to be done with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. But then you realize when it’s over, it’s not really over and you may not fit neatly into your previous world. You may also feel like all of your favorite doctors and nurses are now on the other side of a door that just closed behind you. You’re supposed to go back to normal, but nothing is normal and everyone around you thinks you should be fine. So, there you stand, dumped off the cancer conveyor belt with no road map. Welcome to the crickets of early cancer survivorship. This is what we are talking about in this episode of The Expert Show!

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The Expert Show
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

The Expert Show

Unlock the secrets to better sleep and improved wellness! Join us for The Expert Show with sleep expert, Kelly Day O’Brien,  where you'll discover the science behind quality sleep and its impact on productivity, mental clarity, and overall health. Gain practical tips and techniques to enhance your sleep hygiene and establish healthy bedtime routines that promote restful nights. Don't miss this opportunity to invest in your well-being and energize your days with the power of rejuvenating sleep!

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Cooking for Better!
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Cooking for Better!

“It’s like a fun art project with food!” -Mandy Mindin, MS, RD, CD

Come on in to the Recovery Room Plus kitchen to experiment with multiple types of pizzas on naan bread!

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Mindfulness after Cancer
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Mindfulness after Cancer

Join me in The Expert Show as we talk with Dr. Leona Downey about the definition, benefits, science and practice of mindfulness.

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Cooking for Better
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Cooking for Better

Here’s the recording of April’s rr+ Cooking for Better with Chef Kathy Ehley. We make chicken and asparagus with black pepper and turmeric! Yum!

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The Expert Show: yoga & cancer
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

The Expert Show: yoga & cancer

Join me as I talk with cancer survivor, retired medical oncologist and yoga instructor Leona Downey! We discuss the different parts of our nervous system and how it may be affected by the trauma of a cancer diagnosis and treatment. She then explains how yoga can reverse some of that damage and help us better our physical and mental health!

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Genetics for Cancer Survivors
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Genetics for Cancer Survivors

In this episode of the expert show we are talking about the risks and benefits of genetic counseling for cancer survivors.

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Cooking for Better
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Cooking for Better

Join cancer dietician, Mandy Mindin as she teaches us how to create the healthy and tasty dish of chicken quesadillas on lavash bread!

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Goals workshop 1
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

Goals workshop 1

Here is the recording of the 2023 Goals Workshop 1. No more nebulous New Year’s resolutions for you… it’s time to set solid goals that create strength and support to carry you forward! In this recording you will learn how to review your previous year and use 3 steps to approach the new year. You will also learn the 5 keys to setting good goals!

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The Expert Show: Recurrence
Leslie Waltke Leslie Waltke

The Expert Show: Recurrence

In The Expert Show today we are talking about cancer recurrence and watching for signs of recurrence.

Topics we will cover include the different types of recurrence, how your recurrence risk is determined, good topics to discus with your medical oncologist, typical surveillance, where cancers typically recur, what are their common signs and symptoms and ultimately we talk about ways to help minimize the risk of cancer recurrence. And yes we touch on the topic of living with the fear of recurrence and how to know when if what you’re experiencing is beyond typical and what to do about it. 

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