Abstract: . . .  your doctor to discuss your health and which cancer screening tests are right for you. Colon cancer may be prevented with tests that can find polyps and remove them before they become cancer . Source: American Cancer Society, March 2003 and the Sentara Cancer Institute, Community Health and Prevention Offices of Sentara Healthcare For more information, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www. cancer .org . Dates of Interest The Importance of Colon Cancer Screening March 18- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Open to the community and to interested health care professionals. Join us 5:30 p.m. for a discussion with Kelvin Hornbuckle, MD on The Importance of Colon Cancer Screening , who should be screened and its prevalence in today’s society. To register, call 1-800- SENTARA (1-800-736-8272). Quality of Life Issues Lecture Series Coping with Side Effects of Radiation & Chemotherapy March 25- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital An on-going series of lectures and discussions where a new topic will be focused on each month, March will include information on Coping with the Side Effects of Active Treatment . The panel discussion will include Joanne Mortimer, MD; April Mendoza, MD, Jennifer Taylor, RN; and a cancer survivor Jan Gladstone. To register call, 1-800- SENTARA. Breast Self Exam Class March 5 –Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Sentara . . .
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