Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2024

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2024

undergo professional training and can direct the new patients to the appropriate professionals and ICA activities on topics such as rights, support groups, survivors’ workshops, wig fitting and more. The ICA Rehabilitation and Support Department accompanies these volunteers throughout the year, and organizes continuing education courses, professional meetings and team building days. "Yad Lehachalma"® activity is coordinated by Limor Shraga , ICA’s Rehabilitation and Support Department Coordinator. The volunteers were invited to an annual conference on breast cancer, held on September 19th, 2024, under the title – "Celebrating Life." The conference was led by Prof. Shani Paluch Shimon . Lectures on various topics included: • Innovation and update in early-stage breast cancer – Dr. Noa Efrat Ben Baruch • Update on metastatic breast cancer – Dr. Ofra Maimon • Why occupational Therapy? – Shira Krauss, OT Look Good – Feel Better ® in Honor of the Late Dr. Francine Robinson The 'Look Good, Feel Better'® project was initiated and led by the late Dr. Francine Robinson (PhD) , as a volunteer, and is part of an international project founded in the U.S. As part of the project, cancer patients are given beauty treatments, makeovers, and hair styling. All the cosmetologists and stylists volunteer their services in cancer treatment wards, hospital outpatient wards, and ICA branches in the community. Some 85 beauticians and estheticians are part of the project and provide services to more than 4,000 women and men across Israel. The service is currently offered in 30 medical centers around the country and in the community.

• 'Crossing the Finish Line', a story of change and rehabilitation – Moran Samuel , paralympic athlete and medalist. Lectures for Companies and Organizations As part of our healthy lifestyle and cancer risk reduction activity, the ICA runs complimentary lectures in companies, organizations and institutions on 'Breast Cancer – early detection and reduced risk of cancer'. This year, the activity was held online as well as frontally, including a lecture by a breast health nurse on behalf of the ICA and a personal story by a 'Yad Lehachalma'® volunteer. The volunteers also participated in the annual lectures for physiotherapy students in the various medical centers. This year, the volunteers who participated in the lectures and told their personal story were Ditza Katzir, Michal Barkai, Sharon Nishri, Anat Melamed, Malka Ben Moshe, Michal Geller and Hanna Hofler . ICA Beauty Rooms The purpose of this project is to provide patients coping with cancer with beauty treatments that will improve their overall feeling, help them cope with the side effects of the treatments, such as dryness of skin, paleness and hair loss, while making their time pleasant by offering a pampering, relaxing treatment. Aside from the personal beauty treatments, about 20 workshops are held each year for children with cancer, mothers of children with cancer and women with cancer – at ICA branches across the country and in oncology units at the various medical centers. The project volunteers also meet up for team building, empowerment and passing on professional instructions. The ICA partners up with Alcalil Ltd., Il Makiage, Yarin Shahaf and L'Oréal Israel – La Roche Posay , who

Workshops, Activities, and Services for Cancer Patients and Survivors

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