(Bethesda, MD, October 29, 2007) In recognition of National Brest Cancer Awareness Month, Suburban Hospital will host the 9^th Annual Living with Breast Cancer Symposium on Saturday, November 10, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Breast cancer patients, survivors, and supporters will come together for a free day of learning and sharing.

This year’s program, “Humor and Healing”, focuses on the therapeutic efforts of humor. Studies show that laughter and humor can reduce stress, help control pain, create an overall sense of well-being, and enhance one’s quality of life.

Featured speakers will address the many emotional and physical challenges associated with the disease and path toward recovery. They include:

·        Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Breast Cancer-Finding Humor Where You Lease Expect It;

·        Nira Etons Berry, Laugh Alot Yoga: Bring Laughter into Your Life for Health and Fun!; and

·        Marisa Acocella Marchetto, Drawing on Inner Strength: How a Cartoonist Battled Breast Cancer by Doing What She Knows Best.

For more information or to register, please call Suburban On-Call at 301.896.3939 (select option 2), or email soc@suburbanhospital.org and leave your name, contact information, and the program name, date, and time. Admission is free, but seating is limited so early registration is encouraged. To see the full brochure, go to www.suburbanhospital.org: Cancer Care and click Links and Resources.

The 2007 Living with Breast Cancer Symposium is made possible through a generous grant from Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Additional support provided by Whole Foods, Myriad, Graphcom Incorporated, and American Plant Food Co.

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Suburban Hospital is a not-for-profit, community-owned hospital in Bethesda, Maryland that has served Montgomery County for more than 60 years. Suburban Hospital is distinguished by a cutting-edge stroke program; level II trauma center; centers of excellence in cardiac care, orthopedics and joint replacement surgery, neurosciences and oncology; state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment tools; and affiliations with world-class institutions, including the neighboring National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine.