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| WHAT: | The nationwide launch of The Super Colon ™ national touring exhibit, co-sponsored by Hope Through Grace, Inc., the Prevent Cancer Foundation and the Galleria Chamber of Commerce.
The Super Colon ™, an inflatable, 20-foot long, 8-foot high replica of a human colon, is a program of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The exhibit is an interactive educational tool that is teaching Americans that colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable!
For more information, please call 713-442-5332. | | WHEN: | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29 and SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2008
Exhibit is open during mall hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
| | WHERE: | The Galleria – Ground floor of the South Wing, near Nordstrom
5085 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77057 | | WHY: | March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Hope Through Grace, Inc., Prevent Cancer Foundation, the Galleria Chamber of Commerce and many Houston companies and health care providers are committed to bringing information to Houstonians to improve their understanding of colorectal cancer and that the disease is preventable, treatable and beatable.
The exhibit is also the kickoff for Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 2008 national tour of The Super ColonTM. The exhibit offers visitors an opportunity to learn ways to reduce their own risk of colon and colorectal cancers and understand the vital importance of colonoscopy screenings in preventing the disease. | About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston’s premier community-based physician group, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston’s famous Texas Medical Center. Kelsey-Seybold offers the services of more than 300 physicians in over 40 medical specialties. The Clinic’s 18 Houston-area locations offer convenience to patients close to home and work. Kelsey-Seybold has proudly served the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since 1966 and today provides medical services on-site at the Johnson Space Center, the White Sands Test Facility and in Moscow. The Kelsey Research Foundation works to improve community health through information, education and research studies. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is part of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System. ### |
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