Inova Fairfax Hospital Holds 7th Annual Breast Health Education Day

Medical Experts and Breast Cancer Survivors Share Knowledge and Stories

Falls Church, VA – (September 28, 2007) — Join the fight against breast cancer and learn how to save a life at Inova Fairfax Hospital’s seventh annual Breast Health Education Day on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The public is invited to meet and speak with doctors, nurses, therapists and breast cancer survivors.

Learn how to perform breast self-exams and see how the experts assess mammograms and MRI films. Staff from Life with Cancer®, as well as Inova’s Breast Cancer Navigator, will be present to answer questions and provide information about the services they provide for patients and their families. Last year’s event drew more than 400 people from the community.

WHAT:
7th Annual Breast Health Education Day

WHEN:
Tuesday, Oct. 16
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Atrium
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA

Win door prizes and enjoy free refreshments. No registration necessary. For more information contact Deborah Cook, RN, at 703-204-3763.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services including emergency and urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.