"Helping the person with cancer with emotional needs" Caregiver Telephone Workshops, no phone charges, registration required, call 1-800-966-3586.

Man to Man of the Valley, monthly support group meeting; Site: Augusta Medical Center Cancer Center, Fishersville, VA; Contact:Tony Bellanca, tonrosebellanca@yahoo.com 540-337-4573.

Generations of Hope and Healing Conference, 8 am to 5 pm, Blue Ridge Community College. A conference for health care providers, breast cancer survivors and advocates, featuring speakers from Johns Hopkins, VCU and more. $25. CEUs and CMEs available for additional fee. Click here to register. More information: Angela Lawrence, angela@vbcf.org .

Wellspring Conference Room, 525 Amherst St, Winchester; Facilitators: Ellen Yoder & Susan Dowell; 540-536-4981

Joel Auditorium (second floor), Main Hospital Building WRAMC; Contact: Vin McDonald 703-643-2658; vpmjam@aol.com

CPAC Northern Virginia Regional Cancer Forum at Dewberry Life with Cancer Family Center in Fairfax. 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Free. To register: Call 703-698-2526 or Life with Cancer website, www.lifewithcancer.org. On the home page, click on “Class Calendar and Registration” icon and scroll down to box that highlights the CPAC Cancer Forum. Purpose of the forum is to increase awareness of the Virginia Cancer Plan 2008-2012 and to encourage collaborations.

CPAC Northern Virginia Regional Forum. Dewberry Life with Cancer Family Center 8411 Pennell Street, Fairfax Virginia,  22031. To register, please call the center at 703-698-2526 or go to the Life with Cancer website at www.lifwewithcancer.org. On the home page, click on the “Class Calendar and Registration” icon and scroll down the page to find the box that highlights the CPAC Cancer Forum registration. 

Life With Cancer building at 8411 Pennell St, Falls Church. Contact Ed Grove: 703-533-8334 eddyout@erols.com

Virginia Association for Hospices & Palliative Care annual conference in Richmond. Keynote speakers Mary Foley and Helen Fitzgerald. Information: www.virginiahospices.org

Woodbridge UsTOO Dr. Howard Parnes of NCI will speak on PCa prevention research: PCPT, REDUCE, SELECT; Contact Dick Gillespie, 703-497-0628, Chesterii@aol.com

Weight of the State Conference: A Virginia Statewide Summit on Childhood Obesity: Nationally recognized experts will engage health, government and education professionals and policy makers and provide them with the tools and knowledge to address this topic from the perspective of schools, communities and health care. Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell is serving as the conference’s honorary chair. May 17 – 18 at the Westin Richmond. Visit preventionconnnections.org for the agenda and registration information.

Richmond UsTOO support group; “Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer” with Dr. Matt Beckman, Vit. D researcher with Massey Cancer Center; Auxiliary Building of Ridge Baptist Church on 1515 Eastridge Rd. near Regency Mall; Contact Dr. Peter Moon: 804-828-2977; pcmoon@vcu.edu

Dr. Robert Christie, Medical Oncologist, will give a lecture on Chemotherapy Agents for Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer from 7 PM to 8 PM in the John T. Hazel Conference Center at Virginia Hospital Center, 1701 N. George Mason Drive, Arlington

Anthem Stride Through Time, featuring a healthy 10k walk through the historical sites in Richmond. Enjoy live music, costumed interpreters and more. Sign up online through June 3. Supports Valentine Richmond History Center, Historic Richmond Foundation and Connor’s Heroes for children with cancer.

Free even held in honor of those who have ever been touched by a cancer diagnosis. St. Mary's Hospital, 5801 Bremo Road; Richmond, VA Donna_Moore@bshsi.org

Free even held in honor of those who have ever been touched by a cancer diagnosis. Bon Secours Cancer Institute at St. Francis, 14051 St. Francis Blvd., Mildothian,VA Donna_Moore@bshsi.org

Westminster at Lake Ridge, Conference room; Contact Dick Gillespie, 703-497-0628, Chesterii@aol.com

CPAC Quarterly Meeting

Auxiliary Building of Ridge Baptist Church on 1515 Eastridge Rd. near Regency Mall; Contact Dr. Peter Moon: 804-828-2977; pcmoon@vcu.edu

Meeting will be at the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.New member orientation starts at 9 AM, general meeting starts at 9:30 AM. No videoconferencing at this meeting where annual business such as elections will be conducted. Lunch will be provided by CPAC. Full Members (not Resource Members) will be eligible to vote for three nominees using a paper ballot. You must be present to cast your vote; however, if your schedule does not permit you to attend, you may have another CPAC Full Member serve as your proxy. If you choose to appoint a proxy, please email that information to Patti Fogg (patti.fogg@cancer.org). Your proxy must attend the June 17 meeting.

Auxiliary Building of Ridge Baptist Church on 1515 Eastridge Rd. near Regency Mall; Contact Dr. Peter Moon: 804-828-2977; pcmoon@vcu.edu MEN ONLY THIS TIME

Suburban Hospital’s Prostate Cancer Support Group, Bethesda, MD. Lynda McIntyre, RD, LD, Dietitian Specialist, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, will speak about: “Nutrition and Prostate Cancer: What the Latest Research Means to You”. Conact Susan Jacobstein, sjacobstein@suburbanhospital.org or (301) 896-2193 for more information

Williamsburg Room, 1st floor, Henrico Doctors Hospital, 1602 Skipwith Rd, Richmond, Virginia
The Cancer Center at Henrico Doctors Hospital and LINC (Legal Information Network for Cancer) present a FREE Legal and Financial Planning Seminar for cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers. Topics presented are:

• Medicaid 101
• Social Security Disability
• Dealing with Your Insurance Company

Door prizes will be given out, including a $50 gift certificate to a luxury salon. This is our summer seminar and is being presented in the evening so that those who work, or who rely on transportation from someone who works can attend. Everyone is welcome! Dinner will be provided to anyone who registers in advance by calling toll free 1-877-644-5462 or emailing Education@cancerlinc.org

Prostate Cancer & Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

The Great American Smoke Out, National Hospice & Palliative Care & Pancreatic Caner Awareness Month