The National Cancer Institute estimates that nearly 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. On this upcoming edition of OPEN/net en Espanol, we are discussing the importance of cancer screening and how it can affect your health.

Tuesday
August 11, 2009
9-10p.m.

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Guests:

Marie Miranda
Public Health Consultant for the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

Lidia Tiller
Program Coordinator for Educate Our Women program at Wake County Human Services

Angela Esteva
Member, Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society of North Carolina

More information:

American Cancer Society: Información de referencia sobre el cáncer
www.cancer.org
1-800-ACS-2345
1-800-227-2345

Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades
www.cdc.gov/spanish
1-800-232-4636

National Cancer Institute
In spanish and english
www.cancer.gov/espanol

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