SWIM Center Hosting Nutrition Class, Prostate Cancer Support

BRIDGEPORT — St Vincent’s is presenting “Nutrition for Cancer Survivors” on the second Wednesday of every month from 4:30 to 5:30 pm in its Elizabeth Pfriem SWIM Center for Cancer Care adjacent to the hospital. Upcoming dates are July 11 and August 8.

The class is made possible by St Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound.

The class provides information and resources for healthy eating during and after treatment in addition with dietary tips and modifications to help improve overall wellness and health.

The class will be facilitated by St Vincent’s Outpatient Nutrition Educator Karen Novak, MA, RD, CDE, CD-N, who provides individualized nutrition counseling for outpatients referred by their primary care physicians or endocrinologists on issues of weight management, heart, and other diseases.

In other news, a free prostate cancer survivors educational lecture series offered by St. Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound is held on the second Tuesday of every month from 4:30 to 6 pm.

The next session will be Tuesday, July 10, in the Elizabeth Pfriem SWIM Center for Cancer Care Level 3 Medical Oncology Conference Room.

Eugene Lewis, DO, will be the speaker presenting on “All about Pathology and PSA — What’s New?”

The series provides information, support and resources to men being treated for prostate cancer, those recovering from treatment, and prostate cancer survivors. No reservations required and there is free parking with validated ticket.

For more information, call the SWIM line at 203-576-6158 or e-mail tmclaugh@stvincents.org.

For any St Vincent’s support programs visit stvincents.org/supportgroups.org. To view all health and wellness events offered, visit stvincents.org/community-wellness/events