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A free forum for Breast Cancer Survivors
News from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
Contact:
Lyn Dobrin, 516-997-8545; lyndobrin@gmail.com
July 21, 2023
Zoom Workshop: Nutrition and Healthy Living
A free forum for Breast Cancer Survivors
“Surviving Breast Cancer: Empower yourself with nutrition and a healthy lifestyle” is a free forum to be held on Friday, September 22 from 12 noon to 1 pm on zoom.
Dr. Heather Zinkin, a radiation oncologist at Northwell Health in Huntington, will provide important information to empower patients to take hold of their health. Topics to be discussed include health screenings, prevention, vaccines, and more.
Dr. Heather Zinkin has a special interest in integrative medicine, patient wellness and nutrition. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She graduated from NYU School of Medicine and performed her medical internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She completed a residency in radiation oncology at a combined program at Tufts and Brown University and served as chief resident. She then returned to her hometown where she has been practicing for the past 15 years and was appointed Chief of Radiation Medicine at Huntington Hospital. She has given many survivorship lectures both in hospital and community settings including active participation in the Northwell Wellness Center. She has also served on various physician panels for community education and holds certificates in Nutrition from Cornell University.
For more information or to register, please call: 516.877.4320. Or visit: https://breast-cancer.adelphi.edu/au_event/nutrition/
Once registered participants will receive a confirmation email which includes the zoom link.
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For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu
