North Fork Breast Health Coalition is hosting the second annual “Integrative Approaches to Breast Cancer Care”

Riverhead – North Fork Breast Health Coalition is hosting the second annual “Integrative Approaches to Breast Cancer Care” on Saturday, January 31, 8:30 AM - 3 PM. Tailored to patients, survivors and thrivers, the popular seminar features leading medical experts and practitioners, and includes a light organic breakfast and lunch. The event will be held at Hotel Indigo, 1830 West Main Street, Riverhead. 
 
Top physicians and medical professionals from Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone and Stony Brook Cancer Center will share their knowledge and expertise about how innovative treatments can support breast cancer patients from diagnosis through recovery, and life beyond. Natural health care practitioners will discuss the benefits of acupuncture, nutrition and herbs; plus meditation, reiki and yoga.
 
Admission is free, but RSVP is required: nfbreasthealth@gmail.com. For more information, please send an e-mail to the same address. 

Currently led by Melanie McEvoy Zuhoski, NFBHC is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that supports local breast-cancer patients with programs such as the Helping Hand grants and the Stage IV Support Fund. The group provides free services including gentle yoga, massage therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, reiki and “Strength for Life” exercise to breast-cancer patients and survivors. They also have access to the Rita Duva Boutique that offers wigs, scarves, hats and prosthetics. In addition, NFBHC funds Stage IV research through select laboratories.

For more information about the North Fork Breast Health Coalition and the services that the organization provides to breast-cancer patients and survivors who reside in the North Fork area, visit www.northforkbreasthealth.org. Ann Cotton-DeGrasse and the late Antonio DeGrasse founded the North Fork Breast Health Coalition with the help of Riverhead Rotary in 1998.