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September 22, 2008
Free Seminar on how to change your life to prevent cancer
Featuring bestselling author of AntiCancer, A New Way of Life
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – HealthPartners and Survivors' Training are hosting a free seminar featuring David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD on Sept. 24, 2008. The seminar, based on his new international bestseller Anticancer, A New Way of Life, discusses what makes cancer cells thrive and how to harness the body's natural defenses against them.
The seminar will take place Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 7:30 - 9 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Minneapolis. The presentation will include how to develop an anticancer diet, how and why stress feeds cancer and how to blend conventional and evidence-based complimentary therapies to fight and prevent cancer.
Author, Dr. David Servan-Schreiber is a two-time brain tumor survivor and was a research physician at the time of his diagnosis. In researching his own diagnosis, he learned about the latest, evidence-based science on complementary treatments for cancer, especially exercise and nutrition.
HealthPartners and Regions Hospital Cancer Care Centers provide nationally recognized cancer programs, including innovative services for the unique needs of cancer survivors. Survivors' TrainingTM is the first studio in the metro area to focus exclusively on the importance of physical activity for cancer survivors.
Regions Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 130 years. Regions is a private, non-profit hospital providing outstanding care in womens health, heart, cancer, surgery, orthopaedics, neurosciences, burn, emergency care and more. Regions is part of the HealthPartners family of care. Additional information is available at regionshospital.com.
About HealthPartners
Founded in 1957, the HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) family of healthcare companies serve more than one million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit healthcare organization in the nation, providing care, coverage, research and education to improve the health of members, patients and the community. For the third year in a row, HealthPartners is rated one of the best commercial health plans in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, NCQA's "America's Best Health Plans 2007" and is ranked "Highest in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Region" by J.D. Power and Associates.
Contact: Alecia Puppe
(651)-629-0411
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