Contact: Karen Stamm, 450-2020

For the first time, the Woman to Woman Conference will be presented in both English and Spanish.
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SAN ANTONIO (April 22, 2010) — Women who focus more on their family’s health than on their own will have a chance to put themselves first for a change.

On Saturday, May 15, the weekend after Mother’s Day, women can head downtown for a free breakfast,four hours of prizes and free information from nurses, dietitians and physicians in both English and Spanish.

They’ll learn how to decrease their risk of cancer by what they put in their bodies and what they don’t, how active women need to be, what medical tests they should get and how often, and changes that take place in their bodies.

The program, open to the public, will be held at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Downtown in the Goldsbury Family Center, 333 N. Santa Rosa, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Everything is free, including parking and breakfast. Women are asked to leave children under age 13 at home.

First time conference will be offered in Spanish
“We hope women will take four hours for themselves to learn how to be healthy and be able to keep taking care of their families,” says Helene Merren, a volunteer with the Cancer Center Council (CCC), who is chair of the event. “We’ve had Woman to Woman events for several years, but this is the first time we’ve offered it at no cost and invited speakers who can present information in Spanish. We hope it will attract a new audience who is hungry for good information about their health.”

Fourteen organizations are sponsoring the event including the UT Health Science Center and its Council for Excellence in Women’s Health, its Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC), and the CCC, which supports the CTRC.

For more information and to make a reservation, call the CCC at (210) 450-5571 or visit the CCC Website. Women must RSVP to be eligible for door prizes.