WEST PALM BEACH, FL.
– On Thursday, April 16, 2009, Hearing
Ovarian Cancer Whisper (H.O.W.), a program
of Palm Healthcare Foundation, will host a
cocktail reception for young, professional
Palm Beach County women at Two City Plaza,
in downtown West Palm Beach. The informal
reception will feature an informative
presentation by Dr. Jonathan Lancaster,
Chief of Gynecologic Surgical Oncology at
Moffitt Cancer Center and medical director
of Lifetime Cancer Screening & Prevention
Center, both in Tampa, Fl. Dr. Lancaster
will talk to guests about screening
prevention and risk factors in ovarian
cancer.
The event will take place from 5:30 – 7:30
p.m. Ticket price is $20 per person. Alice
Randolph will serve as chair of this event
and is sponsored by Wilmington Trust. For
more information, please contact Jennifer
McGrath at (561) 837-2285.
In
January 2002, with the help of Palm
Healthcare Foundation, Jacquie Liggett
founded H.O.W. (Hearing Ovarian Cancer
Whisper) to encourage awareness.
Each year H.O.W.
raises money to support research in ovarian
cancer by funding the Jacquie Liggett
Fellowship. In addition, women with ovarian
cancer experiencing great financial need are
helped through the Jacquie Liggett Angel
Fund. H.O.W is dedicated to promoting
awareness of this disease by presenting
educational programs about ovarian cancer to
women in Palm Beach County. For more
information on H.O.W. please call Palm
Healthcare Foundation, Inc. at (561)
833-6333.
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