Nov. 3, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: MARSHA TAPSCOTT

(662) 377-3148

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NMMC TO HOST BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY PROGRAM

TUPELO, Miss. – “Life after Diagnosis,” a series of community programs for women diagnosed with breast cancer, will be offered at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Breast Care Center, 4376 S. Eason Blvd.

Dee Dee Lomenick, an occupational therapist with NMMC’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, will be the featured speaker. Her topic is “Lymphedema.”

The series is sponsored by NMMC’s Breast Care Center and Cancer Center.

“The programs provide education and emotional support from health care providers and breast cancer survivors,” said Tina Stevens, RN, breast health specialist with NMMC’s Breast Care Center.

For more information contact Stevens at (662) 377-4910 or call 1-800-THE DESK (1-800-843-3375).

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