Tuesday, October 2, 2007

¡VIDA! The Second Annual Mujer Latina Breast Cancer Conference Oct. 27

[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] ¡VIDA! The Second Annual Mujer Latina Breast Cancer Conference is a collaborative community effort that will offer bilingual Spanish/English breast health education. Topics will include screening, nutrition, osteoporosis, treatment and survivorship. A panel of Latina breast cancer survivors will share their experiences, and community health centers will provide exhibits with educational materials.


¡VIDA! The Second Annual Mujer Latina Breast Cancer Conference
Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
El Pueblo Community Center Senior Building (101 W. Irvington)
Free admission, complimentary breakfast and lunch


Advanced registration required, please call (520) 626-2271 or (520) 626-0331 The conference, initiated and coordinated by Dr. Ana María López, associate dean of outreach and multicultural affairs and associate professor of clinical medicine and pathology at the University of Arizona, Arizona Cancer Center, will bring together cancer experts to work collaboratively to increase cancer education in the Latino community.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is a very much needed and appreciated conference. It is difficult to know where to even begin, in terms of support in Spanish, when one is diagnosed with cancer.