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OU-COM Implements Programs for Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month
October
is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
and Ohio University College
of Osteopathic
Medicine's
(OU-COM) Community Service Programs has
planned several programs to be presented
in conjunction with Agencies Collaborating
for Cancer Education and Support Services
(ACCESS), a community cancer coalition
operating in Meigs and Athens
counties.
On
Oct. 6, an information booth on breast
health and breast cancer awareness will be
located at the Athens County Senior Fair,
which will be held at the Athens City
Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mary McPherson, nurse coordinator of
cancer programs at OU-COM, and Debbie
Campbell, ACCESS chairperson, will be
appearing on the Oct. 7th edition of
Health Matters on WATH radio (970 AM) at
10 a.m. McPherson will also be
participating in a panel discussion,
sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi, with three
other community members on what breast
cancer is and who is at risk.
The
panel will be held on Oct. 13 from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. in Baker Center. On Oct. 14,
another information booth will be set up
at the Meigs County Senior Fair from noon
to 3 p.m. in the Meigs County
Multi-Purpose Building in Pomeroy. On Oct.
20, McPherson will be giving a
presentation of the American Cancer
Society's program, "Special Touch," to the
female staff at the Hocking Correctional
Facility in Nelsonville on the importance
of regular mammograms and breast
exams.
For
more information, please read the
full
text of this news
release.
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