Free May 29 health fair at Crowne celebrates breast cancer survivors

Posted 5/21/15

The Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants’ Hospital, will celebrate breast cancer survivorship by hosting its 5th annual health fair on Friday, May 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 …

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Free May 29 health fair at Crowne celebrates breast cancer survivors

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The Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants’ Hospital, will celebrate breast cancer survivorship by hosting its 5th annual health fair on Friday, May 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Ave, Warwick. The event is free to all cancer survivors, caregivers, and the community. Lunch will be provided.

 The program will begin at noon and will include the following speakers and presentations: Cornelius “Skip” Granai III, MD, FACOG, FACS, director of the Program in Women’s Oncology, Women & Infants’ Hospital, The Good Fight; Candace Dyer, MD, general surgeon, medical director, Breast Health Center at Kent, Breast Cancer- a plunge towards future health; Lauren Talbert, RD, CSO, LDN, board certified specialist in oncology nutrition, Women & Infants’ Hospital, Nutrition Goals for the Breast Cancer Survivor; Rebecca Stocker, DPT, CLT, physical therapist and lymphedema therapist, Women & Infants; Hospital, Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship; and Ellen Healy, MA, LMHC, licensed mental health counselor, Kent Hospital, The Elements of Healing. 

To RSVP, contact Kim McDonough, program director of The Breast Health Center at Kent, 737-7010 ext. 35408.

The Breast Health Center at Kent provides comprehensive breast care to women in our community. Joining the dedicated medical professionals at Kent with some of the nation’s leading breast health experts from Women & Infants’, The Breast Health Center at Kent provides a comprehensive array of services including: 3D mammography, ultrasound, needle biopsies of the breast and breast MRI; clinical evaluation and treatment; fertility counseling, genetic counseling; social services; nutrition consultation and support groups. The Breast Health Center at Kent is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

 

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