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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Marshfield Clinic will offer a breast health and breast cancer awareness education event beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, in the Dreyfus University Center; Laird Room North, 230; University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

“Empower me: Expanding Knowledge in Breast Health” will include presentations on screening and prevention, the latest advances in diagnostics and breast cancer treatment. Following the presentations, those in attendance who may have questions about any aspect of breast health including breast cancer, breast reconstruction, coping and survivorship will have an opportunity to direct them to a panel of experts for discussion.

“It is important for the School of Health Promotion and Human Development's Employee Wellness Program to look at ways to educate and empower not only our faculty and staff, but also members of our community,” said Sallie M. Scovill, Ph.D., School of Health Promotion and Human Development, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. “We want to invite employees, their families and friends, students, and members of the community to partake in this empowering, educational event.”

Presenters and panel members include Adedayo Onitilo, M.D., medical oncologist, Marshfield Clinic Weston Center and Stevens Point; Sarah Nielsen, D.O., radiologist, Weston and Wausau Centers; Matthew Doering, M.D., general surgeon, Weston and Wausau Centers; and Ines Carrasquillo, M.D., plastic surgeon, Wausau Center. Jill Depke, N.P., oncology nurse practitioner, Marshfield Clinic Weston Center and Stevens Point, will join the panel discussion portion of the program to answer questions related to cancer survivorship. Emcee for the event is Ellen Schumann, M.D., medical director of Marshfield Clinic Women’s Wellness.

During the panel discussion, those in attendance will have the opportunity to write out their questions about breast health or breast cancer on note cards, which will be presented to the panel of experts to answer.

Women of all ages who are concerned about their risk for breast cancer, or who have a family history of breast cancer, are encouraged to attend. Men who may have a significant other with the disease, or anyone with family or friends experiencing breast cancer, will also benefit from the program.

“Breast cancer has touched most of our lives in some manner,” Scovill said. “The events offered on the UWSP campus during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, include the Empower Me educational event, mobile mammography and a Breast Cancer Awareness Dedication Walk. All of these events are a step towards fighting breast cancer.”

For more information about this event, call Lori Macrander, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, at 715-295-8911 or e-mail lmacrand@uwsp.edu.

The Marshfield Clinic system provides patient care, research and education with 45 locations in northern, central and western Wisconsin, making it one of the largest comprehensive medical systems in the United States.