University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ: News Events

Days of Beauty
Tuesdays 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
In collaboration with Angelic Care, CINJ offers a special program to help cancer patients deal with appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment and maintain a positive self-image. Trained staff will be on-hand to assist patients with decisions concerning wigs and pre and postsurgery breast products. Through a personalized image enhancement consultation, patients will be able to see what hair and makeup style works best for their face shape, skin tone and eye color. Reservations are recommended. Please call 732/634-6200. Bilingual Consultants are available.

Breast Cancer Support Group
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, in collaboration with Saint Peter's University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital sponsors a Breast Cancer Support Group to help improve the education of patients with this disease, provide the opportunity to receive information and to facilitate sharing among breast cancer survivors. The meetings are held on the first and third Monday of the month from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. One meeting each month will be an open discussion that is for patients only. The second meeting each month will be focused on a specific topic with invited guest speakers. Patients and support persons may attend these sessions.

Meeting Location:
CARES Building at Saint Peter's University Hospital
3rd Floor Conference Room
254 Easton Avenue , New Brunswick, NJ 08901

If you have any questions or need more information regarding the Breast Cancer Support Group, please contact the CINJ Social Work Department at 732/235-6792.

Lesbians with Cancer Support Group
We invite you to join our support group for lesbians, bisexual or transgendered women with cancer and their partners. The goal of the group is to improve education, promote mutual problem solving and facilitate sharing. These open discussion meetings take place on the second Monday of the month from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. in the Second floor waiting room of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

For more information or to register, please contact Ellen Levine, LCSW at 732/235-6781 or at levineel@umdnj.edu. Strict confidentiality will be respected.

Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma Support Group
For more information regarding the Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group, please call the CINJ Social Work Department at 732/235-6792.

Living with Cancer Support Group
For more information regarding the Living with Cancer Support Group, please call the CINJ Social Work Department at 732/235-6792.

Living with Cancer-Patient and Family Support Group
We invite you to join our support group for cancer patients, family and friends. The goal is to improve education, promote mutual problem solving and facilitate sharing.
This support group takes place on the second and forth Wednesdays of each month from 7:00 to 8:30p.m. CINJ - second floor waiting room at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. For more information please contact the support group leader, Barbara Hale, LCSW at 732/235-7557.

Prostate Cancer Support Group
For more information regarding the Prostate Cancer Support Group, please call Christine Bellafronte, Program Assistant, The Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center at 732/235-9596.

Strength for Caring
A Free Program For Families Caring for A Loved One with Cancer
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Saint Peter's University Hospital are pleased to announce Strength for Caring, a free program for families caring for a loved one with cancer. Caring for a loved one with cancer may be a family's toughest challenge, but there is help available. The Strength for Caring program provides comprehensive education and support to families, teaching them how to cope with the emotional strain, where to seek outside help, and ways to perform everyday caregiving with greater ease.

The meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of the month in the CINJ Learning Room, second floor.
Dinner - 6:30p.m.
Meeting - 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m.

The remaining programs for 2005 are as follows: November 22, December 27

For more information and to register, please call 732/235-6792.