Breast Cancer Surgery Classes

DANBURY — Patrice Hough, manager of the Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital, announces biweekly breast cancer surgery classes are taking place at the Praxair Cancer Center on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.

The classes are open to any newly diagnosed woman with breast cancer who plans to undergo or recently received breast cancer surgery. The breast cancer surgery classes take place from 4 to 5:30 pm in the Ruth C. Donovan Resource Room Library, located on the first floor, Stroock Building (Locust Avenue entrance). Family members and friends are also invited to attend.

The purpose of these classes is to provide information about what to expect before and after breast cancer surgery, including pre- and postoperative care, lymphedema precautions and exercise, relaxation techniques, as well as information regarding local support services.

Instructors include oncology health care professionals, complementary medicine coordinator, surgical staff nurse, occupational therapist, and volunteers from Bridges (a newly established program by the Community Cancer Collaborative that connects newly diagnosed breast cancer patients to breast cancer survivors).

For more information regarding Breast Cancer Surgery Classes at the Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital, call Joanne Ballerini, cancer care coordinator, at 797-7771, or online at www.danburyhospital.org.