MEDIA ADVISORY
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M09-076
NASA’s Marshall Center To Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month Oct. 1 with Speaker, Vendor Fair
What: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 1 with its sixth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Program. The event will include a guest speaker and a vendor fair featuring local agencies and support groups that provide information about breast cancer.
Who: Dr. Marshall T. Schreeder, a medical oncologist at Clearview Cancer Institute in Huntsville, will speak about breast cancer genomics -- research focused on the study of cancer and human DNA.
When/Where: Thursday, Oct. 1
Vendor exhibits: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Building 4200 lobby
Program: 9:45-11 a.m., Building 4200, Morris Auditorium
To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact the Marshall Public & Employee Communications Office at 256-544-0034 no later than 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30. Media must report to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center at Gate 9, Interstate 565 interchange at Rideout Road/Research Park Boulevard. Vehicles are subject to a security search at the gate. News media will need two photo identifications and proof of car insurance. Visitor parking is available in front of Building 4200 on the southwest side.
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