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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: June 28, 2016
CONTACT: Julie Kukla (989) 894-3827
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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. Sessions include hands-on instruction on make-up, skin care, nail care and suggestions for using wigs, turbans and scarves while undergoing treatment including fashion advice from Stacy London on how to work with body and skin tone changes.

The next program is scheduled for Monday, July 18 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Karmanos Cancer Institute, 1st floor conference room, 3140 West Campus Drive in Bay City.

This is a free program from the American Cancer Society in partnership with Personal Care Products Council Foundation and Professional Beauty Association. Stringent testing and closely monitored guidelines assure each kit provides gentle products for women beginning, during and following cancer treatment. All sessions are facilitated by trained, licensed cosmetologists = all who are American Cancer Society volunteers. To register, please call 1-800-227-2345.

About McLaren Health Care:
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a fully integrated health network committed to quality evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, the state’s only proton therapy center, an employed primary care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 260,000 lives, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 45 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive centers in the U.S. McLaren has 21,000 employees and more than 25,000 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 300 facilities serving a 54-county market and 75 percent of Michigan’s population. Learn more at mclaren.org.