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Camp Alegria Offers Retreat For Latinas Diagnosed With Cancer

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology
Article Date: 18 Feb 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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If you are a Latina diagnosed with cancer, Campamento Alegria can offer the support, education and networking you need - in Spanish. It is the first oncology camp, providing all activities in Spanish, tailored to the Latina community.

The free camp is April 4-6 at Rotary's Camp Florida in Brandon. Space is limited to 100 women, and applications are due Feb. 29. To receive an application, call camp coordinator Dina Martinez at (813) 745-6812 during the day or at (813) 979-4291 during evenings and weekends.

Activities during the three-day retreat are presented in Spanish. Topics will include stress management, education sessions, meditation and yoga, healthy and beauty, exercise, dance, nutrition, arts and medicine.

Camp Alegria is designed to empower Latina cancer survivors. It offers an opportunity for participants to rejuvenate and for survivors to bond.

"Camp Alegria provides an opportunity to meet long-term survivors, to learn, build friendships, and gain support. We will provide a retreat from the mental, physical and social stresses of cancer and its treatment, and come together to celebrate life," Martinez says.

Campamento Alegria is presented by Latinos Unidos por un Nuevo Amanecer (LUNA) in collaboration with Morton Plant Mease Health Care, the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network and the Moffitt Cancer Center. LUNA is a nonprofit organization that serves Latino cancer survivors.

About H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Located in Tampa, Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center is the only Florida-based cancer center with the NCI designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center for its excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt currently has 15 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia and two in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Moffitt is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer, as well as for ear, nose and throat. Moffitt's sole mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Campamento Alegría ofrece un retiro a las mujeres latinas que tienen cáncer


Si usted es latina y le han diagnosticado cáncer, el Campamento Alegría puede brindarle el apoyo, la información y las oportunidades de establecer contactos que usted necesita, en español. Es el primer campamento oncológico, adaptado a la comunidad latina, en el que todas las actividades se celebran en español.

El campamento gratuito se celebra del 4 al 6 de abril en el Rotary's Camp Florida ubicado en Brandon. Las plazas se limitan a 100 mujeres. Las solicitudes deben enviarse a más tardar el 29 de febrero. Puede solicitar una llamando a Dina Martínez, coordinadora del campamento, al (813) 745-6812 (durante el día) o al (813) 979-4291 (tardes y fines de semana).

Las actividades durante el retiro de tres días se presentan en español, y entre ellas se incluyen clases de control del estrés, sesiones informativas, meditación y yoga, salud y belleza, ejercicio, danza, alimentación, arte y medicina.

El Campamento Alegría se ha concebido para dar fuerza a las supervivientes latinas de cáncer al ofrecerles la oportunidad de rejuvenecerse y de establecer vínculos.

«El Campamento Alegría ofrece la oportunidad de conocer a supervivientes de mucho tiempo, de aprender, de hacer amistades y de conseguir apoyo. Ofreceremos un respiro del estrés mental, físico y social que el cáncer y su tratamiento causan y nos uniremos para celebrar la vida», dice Dina Martínez.

El Campamento Alegría está presentado por Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer (LUNA) en cooperación con Morton Plant Mease Health Care, la Red contra el Cáncer de la Bahía de Tampa (TBCCN) y Moffitt Cancer Center. LUNA es una organización sin fines de lucro que sirve a los supervivientes latinos de cáncer.

Acerca de H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Ubicado en Tampa, Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center es el único centro de cáncer con sede en Florida que cuenta con el rango de Centro Oncológico Integral concedido por el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer en reconocimiento a su excelente labor en investigación y a sus contribuciones en el ámbito de los estudios clínicos, la prevención y el control del cáncer. En la actualidad, Moffitt cuenta con 15 centros afiliados en Florida, uno en Georgia y dos en Puerto Rico. Asimismo, Moffitt es integrante de la National Comprehensive Cancer Network (Red Nacional de Centros Oncológicos Integrales), una prestigiosa alianza de los centros de cáncer más destacados del país, y aparece incluido en el U.S. News & World Report por ser uno de los «mejores hospitales de los Estados Unidos» en las categorías de oncología y de otorrinolaringología. La misión exclusiva de Moffitt es contribuir a la prevención y cura del cáncer.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con:
Dina Martínez
(813) 745-6812
Dmarti24@gmail.com


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