October is national breast cancer awareness month. Join us in the Auditorium for an informative presentation on breast cancer\, inclu ding guidelines for screening\, common signs and symptoms &\; strategie s for prevention. We will also discuss family history and the role of gene tics in breast cancer for both men and women.
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This lecture s
eries is FREE to all participants and can be valuable whether you have no
family history of cancer\, a strong family history and even if you are a s
urvivor of cancer yourself. You can join us in person (or virtually). We a
re excited to meet you - come learn with us!
If you're inter
ested in attending this program virtually\, please email carmen.stokes@asc
ension.org for the meeting link.
Dr. Carmen Stokes is curren
tly employed as the nurse Navigator for the GAVINI Center for Cancer Preve
ntion through Ascension Health System\, working with both the Southfield P
rovidence and Novi Assyrian Cancer Centers. Dr. Stokes has been a Register
ed Nurse for over 28 years\, and a board certified Family Nurse Practition
er for 22 years. She worked full time as an Associate Professor of Nursing
for 20 years and is a nationally certified nurse educator. Dr. Stokes com
pleted her doctoral program in 2013\, earning a PhD in Educational Studies
and has both led and participated in several community based health resea
rch projects\, as well as previously working as a community health organiz
er. In 2021 Dr. Stokes shifted her service back to patient education secon
dary to her passion for improving patient health outcomes\, health equity
and cancer survivorship.
For more information\, contact czim
mer@southfieldlibrary.org.