Event Details
| City | Houston |
|---|---|
| State | TX |
| Date & Time | July 15, 2008 - 5:00pm to 5:30pm |
| Location | online webcast Houston, TX Google Map |
| Contact | Julia Youssefnia | julia@patientpower.info |
| Website | Patient Power |
M.D. Anderson Presents..."Patient Power" with Andrew Schorr
Sexuality may not be the primary focus for many cancer patients. But at some point, whether because of sexual changes, relationship issues, or difficulties with fertility, patients realize the impact of cancer on their sexuality. Listen to this webcast to hear a discussion about these little-discussed issues with a professor who has been studying sexuality in cancer patients for years. You'll hear from Pamela, a breast cancer survivor, as she talks about the challenges she faced after surgery and treatment.
FEATURED GUESTS: Leslie Schover, Ph.D.: Professor & Psychologist, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Andrew Schorr: Host and eleven-year CLL survivor
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Listen at mdanderson.org/patientpower
ABOUT PATIENT POWER:
Patient Power debuted in February 2005 and is a weekly show hosted by Andrew Schorr, eleven-year leukemia survivor, patient educator and patient advocate. The show features renowned medical experts on topics that include cancer, pain, diabetes, and heart specialists, as well as experts in clinical trials and top pharmacists. The show serves to bring patients together in a radio and Internet community to help navigate an often inhospitable healthcare system. Patient Power takes questions from callers and Internet listeners on topics such as how to find the right doctor, how to advocate for effectively, when to get a second opinion from a specialist, and how to evaluate one treatment option over another.
An overriding goal of the program is to help listeners get smart about available treatments. To quote Andrew: "I am doing this to help other people see that they can be powerful patients too and it will make a big difference in their care. We aren't selling things, and we have no agenda to push other than to take control of your own healthcare rather than allow the system to run roughshod over you. Our goal is to mentor and guide patients and families as they fight a serious illness to achieve the best health possible."
