FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday 29 May  2001

CONTACT:
Jeanne Stuart McVey, Media Liaison
tel: 202-686-2210, ext. 316; jeannem@pcrm.org

Free Cooking Class for Cancer Survivors
Nonprofit Group Now Accepting Students for June

Washington, D.C.—Enrollment is now open for the vegetarian nutrition and cooking class series for cancer survivors scheduled to begin 25 June 2001. Offered by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), the eight-week course is open to Washington-area residents who have survived cancer, as well as their family and friends. A team of trained nutritionists, led by Jen Keller, R.D., will draw from a growing body of scientific research to provide information on nutrition and the prevention of cancer recurrence. Participants will also learn how to prepare delicious and healthful meals.

"Having beaten cancer, many survivors are ready for the challenge of switching to a more healthful lifestyle; this class gives them the tools to do so," says Jen Keller, R.D., PCRM staff dietitian.

WHO: The course is open to Washington-area residents who have survived cancer, as well as their friends and family.

WHAT: Free cooking classes and nutrition seminars conducted by a team of trained nutritionists. Opportunity to meet other people affected by cancer.

WHEN: Class series begins 25 June 2001 and meets each Monday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., concluding 13 August 2001.

WHERE: Office of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 400, near the Friendship Heights Metro station.

REGISTRATION:Contact Jen Keller at 202-686-2210, ext. 318, or <nutrition@pcrm.org>

Journalists interested in a one-on-one interview with a cancer survivor willing to tell his or her story may contact Jeanne Stuart McVey at 202-686-2210, ext. 316.

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, especially good nutrition, and higher standards in research.

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