Dr. Charley Ferrer is a world-renowned Clinical Sexologist and an award-winning author of several books on sexual health, self-empowerment, and breast cancer. She has been highly sought-after by newspapers, magazines, television, and radio shows.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she witnessed and personally experienced the apathy and misogyny associated with breast cancer. Convinced that there had to be a better way to deal with breast cancer, she established Cancer Tamer, an organization dedicated to providing education and advocacy for women and men with cancer. Cancer Tamer is based on the philosophy that, “You should not be at war with your body!”
Dr. Charley established the Cancer Tamer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization which provides supportive services and life-enriching activities to women and men with cancer. The Foundation also hosts the CELEBRATE LIFE Adventures Program which provides women and men with cancer with various adventures throughout the year.
Though Cancer Tamer is young compared to other organizations, it has helped thousands of women and men with cancer and encouraged many more through its popular television show on living with cancer. Please feel free to contact us with questions or to join our Newsletter (through our website) for information on upcoming events.
Our Philosophy:
Cancer may change our bodies, our looks,
and shatter our self-confidence;
YET, it doesn’t define who we are!
Cancer Tamer provides a new outlook on cancer.
For decades, we have been told we must battle cancer, fight it with all our might and rage war against it. It is an enemy we must constantly battle, eviscerate, and destroy. Yet we have forgotten that cancer is not an “outside force invading.” Cancer is in our cells, our bloodstream, our bone marrow. It is in our breasts and ovaries and other parts of our bodies. It is an “INSIDE FORCE!” It is a part of who we are. If we attempt to destroy it, we also – in the process – destroy a part of ourselves and can even lead to our own demise.
Instead of being at war with our bodies, we must find a way to co-exist with our cancer and the possibility of its recurrence. If we constantly tell ourselves to “destroy, battle, fight, wipe out, cut out, or annihilate,” than we create a battlefield we cannot possibly win. Our body will battle against itself as it listens to our subconscious’ dictates for destruction.
Let’s STOP the war against our bodies and instead begin to educate ourselves and find healthier ways to live with cancer and the fear of its possible recurrence. Through education, eating healthier, rest, exercises, and yes, medical treatment when necessary, we can live a healthy happy prosperous life alongside–and despite–our cancer diagnosis.
Our mission: Education & Inspiration
- To provide education on cancer treatment and alternative/complementary options
- To provide education on sexual health
- To promote and enhance body awareness, self-acceptance, and sensual enjoyment
- To conduct workshops on sexual health and body love issues
- To create services and products for women with cancer which are not readily available elsewhere
- To inspire women (and men) on life, living, and the pursuit of happiness
Cancer Tamer is a new outlook on learning to live with your cancer, its aftermath, and its possible recurrence. Becoming a Cancer Tamer is about learning what cancer “needs” to sit quietly by your side and not attack you. It’s about learning how to tame your cancer and create a new life for yourself. You can lead a prosperous, healthy, sexually fulfilling life.
Breast Cancer: From Diagnosis to Surgery
by Dr. Charley Ferrer
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with breast cancer, this book will serve as a valuable guide to help you through the difficult times. Information includes:
* Questions to ask your physician prior to surgery
* Creative Nutrition possibilities
* How to create your cancer tamer posse
* Provided with Resources
* And much more…
Dr. Charley teaches you what you SHOULD know but AREN’T told to allow you to thrive–not just survive!
Below are a few of the workshops we provide. Please feel free to contact us for the next available workshop. If you would like us to speak at your organization, please feel free to contact us.
Dr. Charley Ferrer runs a popular television talk show on living with cancer which can be seen on her website or on our YouTube channel, Cancer Tamer.
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CancerTamer.org
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718-916-4124
Staten Island, New YorK
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