Creating awareness of ovarian cancer has been a major emphasis for Letcher County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent. The agent provided information to groups at health fairs, through news articles, and to medical professionals and individuals. This year the agent presented the Kentucky Extension Homemaker and UK-supported Extension Homemaker leader training, "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Tea," in seven Quicksand-area counties. Of approximately 80 participants, all expressed a greater awareness of ovarian cancer. As a result of collaboration between UK Markey Cancer Center's free ovarian cancer screening program and Letcher County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, approximately 185 local women are now being screened at Markey each year, with transportation provided by Cooperative Extension.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
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