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American Cancer Society to Host Second Annual Informative Cancer Conference in Lower Fairfield County

American Cancer Society to Host Second Annual Informative Cancer Conference in Lower Fairfield County

(Rocky Hill, CT) July 31, 2012 – The American Cancer Society will host a free program for cancer patients, survivors, family members, and caregivers. The Living With Cancer Conference will take place at the American Cancer Society Regional Center, C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Family Building on 38 Richards Ave in Norwalk on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and the program is scheduled to start at 9:00 am. Breakfast and lunch will be served.

The Living With Cancer Conference will feature medical keynote speaker Dr. Richard C. Frank who is a hematologist/oncologist and Director of Cancer Research at the Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk Hospital. Also speaking is Mack Dryden, writer/comedian/actor who is a survivor of a terrifying stay in an African prison and two different types of cancer. He will be telling inspiring, motivating and hilarious stories about it all in “Live Happy, Laugh Loud—Celebrating Cancer Survival.”

There will be several breakout sessions held throughout the day including drumming, nutrition, yoga fusion, art therapy, meditation and stress management. This program is free. Please register by September 12, 2012 by contacting Alex Quesada at 203-563-1534 or via email at

Alex.Quesada@cancer.org.

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

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