SPOHNC
Support for people with oral, head and neck cancer. A patient directed self-help organization, founded in 1991 by an oral cancer survivor. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the emotional, physical and humanistic needs of oral, head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers.
Dates and topics:
- October 7 - Enjoy eating again, a professional and personal perspective
- November 4 - Keeping the faith during treatment- trusting yourself and God
- December 2 - Being social despite speech and swallowing problems
- January 6 - Physical therapy and myofascial massage
- Feb 3 - The role of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer
- March 3 - The role of radiation in head and neck cancer
- April 7 - Living again: Sexuality and body image
- May 5 - Dealing with nutrition and medications
- June 2 - Member's Symposium: Patients education doctors and other healthcare professionals
- July 7 - Imaging studies ( CT, MRI and PET scans): When, why and how?
- August 4 - The pro's and con's of tube feeding
- September 1 - Dental before, during and after treatment