The free one-day retreat allowed attendees to learn how to care for their body through interactive sessions with experts on nutrition, exercise and mental and spiritual health.
In Harrisburg, the UPMC Hillman Center hosted its annual Women’s Cancer Survivorship Conference on Saturday.The free one-day retreat allowed attendees to learn how to care for their bodies through interactive sessions with experts on nutrition, exercise and mental and spiritual health.Participants also practiced different types of exercise, mind-body therapies and creative sessions with art and sound therapy.
“Seeing the joy on women's faces, the connections that they make, the information that they learn and get to take home and apply to do to their daily lives,” said UPMC Hillman Breast Cancer Survivorship Program coordinator Beth Rudge.Breast cancer survivor Cathy Buss shared her sentiment.
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