Breast Cancer Genetics:
Understanding Your Risk

Presented by
Temple Israel and
the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

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The Juvenile Diabetes Founda-
tion is sponsoring the Walk For
The Cure 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept.
29. The event will take place at
the General Motors Tech Center
off 12 Mile Road between Mound
and Van Dyke in Warren.
For more information, call
Dana St. Amour, (810) 569-
CURE.

How to Survive Your Child's
Adolescence, a workshop spon-

Join Dr. Sofia Merajver, director of the
U-M Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation Clinic,
for a frank discussion about what it really means
to be "at risk" for breast cancer.
Dr. Merajver will present up-to-date information on:

Cancer risk for Ashkenazi Jewish women
Options if you are considered high risk
Pros and cons of genetic testing

Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield
5725 Walnut Lake Road
The event is free, and refreshments will be provided.

For information, call the Cancer AnswerLine nurses
at 1-800-865-1125
(9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday).

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Michigan
Health System

http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu

The Detroit Medical Center
Huron Valley Hospital
and Ambulatory Services

are pleased to announce
that the

Obstetrical and Gynecological practice of

T. Eduardo Garcia, M.D., David R Calver, M.D.,
Charles 0. Gonik, M.D.
and Travis D. Terrell, M.D.,

have opened a second office located at

1885 Pontiac Trail — Suite 200
Walled Lake, Michigan 48390
Waynestateumve,s„,
(810) 926-1212

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The Detroit
Medical Center

effective August 19, 1996

sored by Madison Heights-Claw-
son Community Education, will
be held 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept.
30, at the Wilkinson Middle
School in Madison Heights.
The workshop will be led by
Dr. Dick Weiss. Cost of the
evening is $5. For further infor-
mation or to register, call (810)
545-5585.

Henry Ford Health Systems will
present Advancements in Fer-
tility, a free class featuring a re-
productive endocrinologist as
well as a urologist and male in-
fertility expert, at 7 p.m. Mon-
day, Sept. 30, at the Henry Ford
Medical Center at 6777 West
Maple Road in West Bloomfield.
Reservations are encouraged
and can be made by calling (810)
637-4050.

Huron Valley Hospital in Com-
merce Township will host a free
menopause seminar at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the
hospital's conference center.
Topics to be covered include
hormone replacement therapy,
psychological issues, osteoporo-
sis, heart disease, sexuality and
mood changes.
Registration is required and
can be made by calling (810) 360-
3619.

Healthy Cooking Series, spon-

tion, a program providing use-

ful information for women ap-,--/
proaching or experiencing'
menopause, will take place 7-9
p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at the
William Beaumont Hospital ad-
ministration building in Royal
Oak.
The seminar is free. For more
information or to register, call
(800) 633-7377.

Big Boy Restaurants and Crit-r—/
tendon Hospital will conduct a
seminar, Play It Safe, to pro-
vide information, safety, exercise
and emergency care for children
ages 4 to 6 and their parents
1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8.
The program is free. To regis-
ter, call (810) 652-5345.

In conjunction with the Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Huron Valley Hospital will host

Keeping Abreast: What
Every Woman Needs To
Know About Good Breast
Health, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday,

Oct. 9, in the hospital's Ground
Floor Meeting Room E.
The free seminar will include
a breast cancer survivor who will
share her experience, a lecture
on how family history influences
risk for breast cancer and a tour
of the hospital's mammography
unit.
To register for the seminar,
call (888) 362-2500 by Oct. 7.

Safety At Home is a Critten-

don Hospital program designed
to assist the elderly individual
or family of the physically dis-
abled or mentally challenged
with providing a safe home en-
vironment. The program is
taught by a registered nurse and
occupational therapists who will
give helpful tips on how to stay
safe at home.
The program will take place
4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9.
There is a $5 fee per person. To
register, call (810) 652-5315.

sored by Weight Watchers, will
feature the cooking talents of
Chef Ed Janos on Thursday, Oct.
3, and Chef Lorraine Pittman on
Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Weight
Watchers test kitchen, 28555 Or- Free depression screening as
chard Lake Road in Farmington a part of National Depression
Hills. The classes will begin on Screening Day will be at 2:30
both days at 6:30 p.m. and run p.m. or 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10,
to 8:30 p.m.
at the Fox Center in Pontiac.
For more information, call
The classes are open to the
public and participants must (810) 858-3177.
bring one bag of nonperishable
food items with a minimum val- Huron Valley Hospital will host
ue of $15 to benefit the Gleaners an agoraphobia and panic
Food Bank.
disorder seminar at 7 p.m.
To make reservations for the Thursday, Oct. 10. There is a $10
class, call (800) 487-4777, Ext. fee.
To register or for more infor-
303.
mation, call (888) 362-2500 by
Contact Lens and Eyeglass Oct. 8.

Options for Active Lifestyles,

a free seminar, will take place at
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in the
second-floor auditorium of the
DMC Health Care Centers in
Novi.
To register for the seminar,
call (888) 362-2500 by Sept. 30.

Menopause: Facts and Fic-

A supermarket tour with reg-
istered dietitians at Holiday
Market in Royal Oak will take
place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
15.
The cost of the tour is $15, and
preregistration is required. For
more information, call (810) 539-
9424. El

