All posts tagged cancer cruises
Cruises for Cancer Patients
We recently wrote about cruises for cancer, including a cancer cruise that sought to raise funding for cancer research, as well as a cancer cruise that united patients and survivors of breast cancer for a few days of fellowship. The latter cruise is a cruise for cancer patients (although this isn't its exclusive focus), and we just unearthed another cruise for cancer patients, one that exists for the sole purpose of providing some relief to those who are suffering from or are otherwise affected by cancer. This cruise for cancer patients is offered through the non-profit Kick Cancer Overboard, which was created by the travel agency Excel Travel. It's a very unique and generous program, so we wanted to explain this cruise for cancer patients and how it works. Read more [...]
Cancer Cruises
There are several different types of medical cruises, although they tend to fit into two categories: there are cruises that focus on medical education (generally in the form of conferences on board a cruise ship), and there are cruises that emphasize passenger health (by offering fitness classes, healthy meals, and so on). There are also cruises for specific medical conditions, like cancer. There are a few of these cruises for cancer. One of them, the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer, is about raising awareness and money for cancer research, and the other, the Breast Cancer Wellness Cruise, focuses more on uniting patients and survivors of this form of cancer. There are also "cancer cruises" that have nothing to do with cruise ships, like Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer, which is a motorcycle rally for cancer. However, we are only concerned with cruise ships that offer cruises for cancer, so we'll focus on the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer and the Breast Cancer Wellness Cruise to give you an idea of what these cruise are all about. Read more [...]