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Are You Dense? And Other Questions Answered About Breast Cancer

Come meet Dr. Marcie Hertz, Breast Surgeon at Montclair Breast Center, on staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, who will discuss:

• What does having dense breasts mean? How do you know if you’re dense?

• The myth of the negative mammogram.

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• The latest in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

• The role (and myths) of genetics in developing breast cancer, since 1 out of 40 Ashkenazi Jewish women carry gene mutations.

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• The impact of exercise, diet, nutrition and sleep on reducing your risk of breast cancer.

• Helping maintain your health should you have cancer.

Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:30 – 11:30am

JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange

To register, contact Lenore Rattner at 973.929.2928 or lrattner@jccmetrowest.org For more information, call us at 973.509.1818

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