Comprehensive Cancer Center to host ‘Avenues of Healing’ on Oct. 24

Posted 8/13/15

The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals will host Avenues of Healing, an educational and entertaining event about managing stress, cancer care and …

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Comprehensive Cancer Center to host ‘Avenues of Healing’ on Oct. 24

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The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals will host Avenues of Healing, an educational and entertaining event about managing stress, cancer care and survivorship on Oct. 24. 

This year’s keynote speaker is Samantha Heller, a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist with a dual master’s degree in nutrition and applied physiology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Heller is a senior clinical nutritionist at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Musculoskeletal Care and Sports Performance Center. She is the host of Samantha Heller’s Health & Nutrition Show on Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio and a favored health expert on CBS This Morning, NBC Today, and Dr. Oz.  

The event, which starts at 8 a.m. and runs to 12:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, includes brunch, exhibits and raffle drawings.

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call 444-4800 or visit www.cancer.lifespan.org/avenues-of-healing.

The Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) is Rhode Island’s largest center dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of all cancers and blood disorders, to cutting-edge research and clinical trials; and to the survival and follow-up care of all patients. The CCC brings together world-renowned physicians, specialists and researchers from Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital and Newport Hospital, forming a multidisciplinary team whose level of knowledge and experience are unparalleled in Rhode Island. The CCC strives to provide the highest level of cancer care and support services close to home. For more information, visit www.cancer.lifespan.org.

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