PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 8, 2012
                       

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
at St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Offering Free Breast Cancer Survivor Support Group

(Covington) –Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital will host a free breast cancer survivor support group on Tuesday, November 13 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Cancer Center, 1203 S. Tyler Street, Covington. The support group is open to anyone currently receiving treatment or who has completed treatment for breast cancer.

It can be hard to talk about how it feels to have cancer and how to manage the many emotions that accompany the diagnosis. Talking with others in a supportive environment is an effective way to manage these feelings and learn positive coping strategies. This monthly support group will be facilitated by Melinda Breaux, a Licensed Professional Counselor and breast cancer survivor.

Patients and survivors are invited regardless of where they received treatment. For more information, please call Jane Freudenberger, MSW, LCSW, at 985-875-2234 or send an email to jfreudenberger@marybird.com.

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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital provides comprehensive cancer care that strives to positively impact the lives of cancer patients and their families on the Northshore. Services include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery, as well as patient navigation, clinical trials and free community screenings. Not only do patients have access to these vital cancer services and high quality cancer care, but these services are readily available close to home.