Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program in Bryn Mawr

PHILADELPHIA (November 13, 2000) -- People who quit smoking, regardless of age, live longer than people who continue to smoke, according to the U.S. Surgeon General. It's never too late. If you want to stop smoking, Fox Chase Cancer Center can help.

The Center's Bryn Mawr office at 711 W. Lancaster Avenue will offer a smoking cessation program on Tuesday, November 21 and every third Tuesday of each month from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

In addition to traditional methods, acupuncture and hypnotherapy are options available to help you kick the habit.

The session fee is $10 and registration is required. For more information or to register for the session, call (215) 728-7000. If you would like to speak with a health educator, call 1-888-FOX-CHASE.

Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the nation's first comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute in 1974, conducts basic and clinical research; programs of prevention, detection and treatment of cancer; and community outreach. For more information about Fox Chase activities, visit the Center's web site at www.fccc.edu.