Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at 8711 Teal Street first floor conference room. Signs will be posted. Also available by Zoom.

The Cancer Survivors’ Support Group is a time of encouragement & support for those newly diagnosed, currently under treatment, & those whose treatment has ended. Caregivers and loved ones are welcome.

Contact us at admin@cancerconnectionak.org or 907-796-2273 for more information.

Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at 8711 Teal Street first floor conference room. Signs will be posted. Also available by Zoom.

The Cancer Survivors’ Support Group is a time of encouragement & support for those newly diagnosed, currently under treatment, & those whose treatment has ended. Caregivers and loved ones are welcome.

Contact us at admin@cancerconnectionak.org or 907-796-2273 for more information.

Join us for our 2024 Community Health Forum at Centennial Hall! Enjoy a nutritious lunch catered by Breeze In, learn from health exhibits, and listen to our keynote speaker, Dr. Gary Ferguson, talk about As We Heal Ourselves: A Conversation On Climate Change, Cancer, and Hope. FREE TO THE PUBLIC. Come early to be sure to get a lunch!

NEW THIS YEAR! For those who cannot attend in person, the event will be streamed over Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/cancer.connection.ak/. See Dr. Ferguson’s slide presentation here: As We Heal Ourselves A Conversation On Climate Change Cancer and Hope_.pptx

Objectives of Dr. Ferguson’s talk are to:

(1) Understand that our lives and the health of the planet are interconnected;

(2) Understand that as we align ourselves with Nature, we not only heal ourselves but affect generations; and

(3) Understand practical ways to address chronic disease through an anti-inflammatory lifestyle that also promotes health on the planet.

Dr. Gary Ferguson serves as the Director of Integrative Medicine for the Tulalip Health System in Washington State.  He also is a Research Assistant Professor at Washington State University’s Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) located in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.  As a Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Ferguson has a passion for wellness-based, culturally-connected approaches to achieving community health. He is Unangax̂ (Aleut), enrolled in the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe and is originally from the Shumagin Islands community of Sand Point, Alaska. Dr. Ferguson’s past positions include providing clinical services to his home region at Eastern Aleutian Tribes, serving at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as Wellness & Prevention Director and Senior Director of Community Health Services and as Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Alaska Community Action Program.  Dr. Ferguson is Director of Integrative Medicine for the Tulalip Health System in Washington State.

Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at 8711 Teal Street first floor conference room. Signs will be posted. Also available by Zoom.

The Cancer Survivors’ Support Group is a time of encouragement & support for those newly diagnosed, currently under treatment, & those whose treatment has ended. Caregivers and loved ones are welcome.

Contact us at admin@cancerconnectionak.org or 907-796-2273 for more information.

5K run and 2-mile walk at Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen School (Riverbend Elementary) to support Southeast Alaskans who are battling cancer. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and includes commemorative t-shirts, a grand prize drawing, refreshments, door prizes, and an auction. Saturday, August 17, 2024.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER