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Health Threats That Touch All of Us: Rampant Disease of the 21st Century
PHILADELPHIA (March 13, 2006) - Fox Chase Cancer Center; American Associates, Ben Gurion University; and Congregation Adath Jeshurun invite you to attend the inaugural presentation in a series of science and medicine seminars.
"Health Threats That Touch All of Us: Rampant Disease of the 21st Century" will take place Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Adath Jeshurun, 7763 Old York Road in Elkins Park, Pa.
Lori J. Goldstein, MD, of Fox Chase Cancer Center and Michael L. Alkan, M.D., of Ben Gurion University of the Negev will address topics including breast cancer, AIDS, bird flu, and humanitarian efforts for disaster relief.
To attend this FREE seminar, please call 215-728-4740 by April 3.
Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of Temple University Health System, is one of the leading cancer research and treatment centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase also was among the first institutions to receive the National Cancer Institute’s prestigious comprehensive cancer center designation in 1974. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has achieved Magnet status for excellence three consecutive times. Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research and oversees programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. For more information, call 1-888-FOX-CHASE (1-888-369-2427).
