Our Nationally Recognized Family Cancer Retreat focuses on educating NM’s adult cancer patients/survivors and their primary caregivers.  Participants learn to navigate through the process of surviving: handling the difficulties of the initial diagnosis, coping with therapy, dealing with a variety of medical and social challenges relating to at-home care, and the emotional and physical issues associated with surviving.  There is no other program like this in New Mexico and it is FREE to all who register to participate!

During the program, New Mexican families coping with cancer attend webinars led by a variety of the state’s leading cancer specialists. Typical sessions include:

• Cancer 101
• Patient and Family Communication
• “Ask the Oncologist” Panels
• Legal, Insurance, and Paperwork Issues
• Integrative Medicine, Oncology, and Acupuncture
• New Developments in Cancer Treatment
• Cancer Pain, Palliative Medicine, and Hospice
• Genetic Testing & Clinical Trials
• Coping with Treatment-Related Side Effects
• Caring for the Caregiver
• Talking with Kids About Cancer
• Single Survivorship
• Cancer Nutrition
• Meeting other participants in our “Virtual Lunchroom”.

Our Spring Virtual Cancer Retreat is scheduled for April 20th and 21st, 2024.

If you aren’t able to participate during our live presentations, most sessions will be recorded and can be viewed later at your convenience.