Women in Cancer Treatment Invited to Complimentary Dinner Presentation of Look Good…Feel Better

Sept. 30, 2011 - PRLog -- [HAMMOND, LA]—Cancer can rob a woman of her energy, appetite and strength. But it doesn’t have to take away her self-confidence. This philosophy is at the heart of “Look Good…Feel Better,” an American Cancer Society program for women in cancer treatment designed to inspire them with the determination and courage to take on the challenges of their condition and therapy.

North Oaks Health System has partnered with the American Cancer Society to offer a complimentary dinner presentation of Look Good…Feel Better to women in cancer treatment on Monday, Oct. 17. This unique group program will be held from 6-8 p.m. in the North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Classroom, located at 1900 S. Morrison Blvd. in Hammond.
 
Licensed cosmetologists will provide guests with practical advice about make-up and skin care for their unique needs, wig selection and upkeep, and the creative use of scarves, hats and turbans. Each woman in attendance also will receive a complimentary cosmetics kit matched to her skin tone and an instruction booklet to take home.

Look Good…Feel Better is made possible by the volunteer efforts of cosmetologists and health care facilities nationwide.

Registration is required, and space is limited.  Please call the North Oaks Outpatient Infusion Therapy Unit at (985) 230-1660 to make a reservation to attend Look Good…Feel Better.

About Look Good…Feel Better—Look Good...Feel Better is a non-medical, brand-neutral public service program that teaches beauty techniques to cancer patients to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Look Good…Feel Better group programs are open to all women with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or other forms of treatment. In the United States alone, more than 700,000 women have participated in the program, which now offers 14,500 group workshops nationwide in more than 3,000 locations. Thousands of volunteer beauty professionals support Look Good…Feel Better. All are trained and certified by the Personal Care Products Council Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and the Professional Beauty Association | National Cosmetology Association at local, statewide, and national workshops. Other volunteer health care professionals and individuals also give their time to the program. For more information, visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org or call 1-800-395-LOOK toll-free and available 24 hours/day.

About North Oaks Health System—North Oaks Health System is a community-based hospital organization with nearly 3,000 employees, physicians and volunteers, serving the Florida Parishes since 1960.  Facilities include the 259-bed North Oaks Medical Center, 27-bed North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital, North Oaks Heart Health Center (located within North Oaks Medical Center), North Oaks Diagnostic Center, North Oaks-Livingston Parish Medical Complex, North Oaks Hospice Agency, North Oaks Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Magnolia Obstetrics & Gynecology, North Oaks Cardiology, North Oaks ENT & Allergy, North Oaks Family Medicine Clinic, North Oaks Primary Care Clinics, North Oaks Multispecialty Group, North Oaks Neurology Clinic, North Oaks Neurosurgery Clinic, North Oaks Occupational Health Services Clinic, North Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center, North Oaks Pulmonology, North Oaks Specialty Clinic, North Oaks Walk-In Clinics and Northshore Internal Medicine Associates. For more information, please visit our website at www.northoaks.org or call (985) 230-6647 or (225) 686-4800.

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North Oaks Health System is a community-based hospital organization with nearly 3,000 employees, physicians and volunteers, serving the Florida Parishes of Louisiana since 1960.