Coping with Prostate Cancer through Faith and Prayer – Free Teleseminar October 14

Oct. 9, 2010 - PRLog -- Learn how prostate cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones can use the power of faith and prayer to cope with prostate cancer in this free prostate cancer support call at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 14, 2010.

Rabbi Ed Weinsberg, a nationally known healthcare/sexuality educator, author and prostate cancer survivor, will discuss the religious, social and scientific issues of coping with prostate cancer through faith and prayer.

In this interactive presentation, participants will learn:

• Four types of faith that buoy up prostate cancer patients and survivors
• Various purposes for praying in reference to illness
• The curative value of communal prayer for those who are ill
• Benefits of meditation for reducing stress
• How attending religious services can help prevent disease
• How lifestyle variables diminish claims that faith heals
• What to do when faith is not enough
• How science corroborates or invalidates the healing power of intercessory prayer
• Why highly educated professionals can maintain their faith even when cancer strikes
• How doctors’ affirmations can help during surgery
• The connection between faith and hope

After signing up for the support call at http://conquerprostatecancernow.typepad.com/my_weblog/fre... registrants can participate live by phone or listen to a recording of the session later at their convenience. Registrants also have access to recordings of previous support sessions, including "How Family, Friends and Support Groups Can Help You Get Through Prostate Cancer Treatment and Side Effects" and "Enhancing Intimacy after Prostate Cancer."

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Rabbi Ed Weinsberg, Ed.D., D.D., is a prostate cancer survivor, gerontologist, public speaker, patient healthcare/sexuality educator, and the author of CONQUER PROSTATE CANCER: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life. Get free tips on coping with prostate cancer, its treatment and side effects at http://conquerprostatecancernow.typepad.com.