Support and Education
- Classes are held at the Life with Cancer Family Center unless otherwise specified
- Holidays may cause a change in the scheduling of classes and groups
To Register call 703-776-2841 or go to the monthly calendar to register online.
Diagnosis-Specific
* Breast Cancer:
- A Tour of Care: Pre-op Classes for Women having a Lumpectomy
or
nodal biopsy: Wednesdays, semi-monthly
- A Tour of Care: Pre-op Classes for Women having mastectomy and/or
reconstruction: Wednesdays, semi-monthly
- Breast Cancer Group: Inova Fairfax Hospital, first and third Wednesdays,
monthly
- Breast Cancer Group: Inova Alexandria Hospital, fourth Tuesday,
monthly
- Breast Cancer Group: Sunrise Assisted Living - Fair Oaks,
first
Wednesday, monthly
- Young Women with Breast Cancer: Inova Alexandria Hospital, second
Tuesday, monthly
- Coalesce I: metastatic breast cancer group: Inova Fairfax Hospital,
every
Friday
- Coalesce II: metastatic breast cancer group: Sunrise Assisted Living,
Thursdays, semi-monthly
- Counseling and education for women with metastatic breast cancer
- Partners of women with metastatic breast cancer, monthly
- In Motion : gentle exercise and seminars for breast cancer survivors;
periodically throughout the year
* Brain Tumor Group: first Tuesday, monthly
* Carcinoid Cancer Group: third Saturday, monthly
* Colorectal Cancer Group: fourth Thursday, monthly
* GYN Cancers Group: for women with cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers;
second Wednesday, monthly
* Heads Up: for patients with head and neck cancers, second Wednesday, monthly
* Leukemia Group: second Thursday, monthly
* Lung Cancer Group: third Wednesday, monthly
* Lymphedema Group: fourth Wednesday, monthly
* Lymphoma Group: Sunrise Assisted Living, third Monday, monthly
* Melanoma: first Thursday, monthly
* Multiple Myeloma Group: third Tuesday, monthly
* Prostate Cancer Support Groups:
- Inova Fairfax Hospital: second Tuesday, monthly
- Inova Alexandria Hospital, third Tuesday, monthly
* Thyroid Cancer Group: first Saturday, monthly
* United Ostomy Association Group: first Sunday, monthly
Complementary Approaches
* Drama Workshop
* Expressive arts: Art, Movement, Music/Sound, Writing
* Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch
* Massage
* Meditation
* Reiki: monthly
* Relaxation and Imagery
* Qi Gong, Tai Chi Chih, Yoga
* Writing to Wellness: monthly
Seminars and Groups of General Interest
* Bone Marrow Transplant/Peripheral Stem Cell Group
* Caregivers Meeting: Wednesdays, weekly
* Celebration of Life: annually
* Couples Workshop: monthly
* Moving On: semi-weekly exercise class
* Good Grief: eight-week adult grief group
* Handling the Holidays: annually
* I Can Cope (co-sponsored with ACS)
* Look Good...Feel Better: second Tuesday, bimonthly
* Look Good...Feel Better: Sunrise Assisted Living, second Wednesday, bimonthly
* Nutrition Counseling and Classes, Cooking Classes: monthly
* On My Own: second Monday, monthly
* Seminars for Survivors: third Thursday, monthly
* Spirituality Quest: second Tuesday, monthly
* Young Adults Group: fourth Thursday, monthly
Children and Teens
* Children*s Educational Support Program
* Teens* Educational Support Program
* Good Grief for Children
* Good Grief Dinner for Teens :monthly
* Teens Living with Cancer Social Activities :monthly
* Annual Picnic for Children, Teens, and Families
* Sibling Days
