Register today to attend workshop focused on breast cancer

September 23, 2015  


Today (Sept. 23) is the last day to register for the September Lunch and Learn workshop focused on breast cancer. The workshop will take place noon to 12:50 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 24) at Stewart Center, Room 278. Call 49-45239 to reserve a space. Limited seating is available.

The workshop is being offered as a lead-in to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which runs Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. Dr. Carolyn Cooper, medical director at the Center for Healthy Living, and special guests from Indiana University Health Arnett -- Dr. Serene Shereef and Dr. Phyllis Martin-Simmerman,-- will discuss the risk factors for breast cancer and the importance of regular screenings. This talk also will present topics on breast imaging, timing and need for a diagnostic mammogram as well as BRCA 1 and 2 testing for early detection of hereditary breast cancer.

Center for Healthy Living workshops are offered at no cost to benefits-eligible faculty and staff and for spouses/same-sex domestic partners covered on a Purdue medical plan. For more information on services offered at the center, visit the center online. Follow the Center for Healthy Living on Twitter for additional wellness tips and news.

The center is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lab hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For medical assistance after hours or on weekends, contact the Anthem nurse line at 888-279-5449 for assistance.  

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