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Tunnell Cancer Center to Host 6th Annual Miracle Mile June 6 in Rehoboth Beach

05/14/09

"The Sixth Annual Cancer Survivors' Miracle Mile, sponsored by Beebe Medical Center's Tunnell Cancer Center, is scheduled to take place 8 a.m., Saturday, June 6, on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk.

The event, which is organized to celebrate National Cancer Survivors' Day, will begin with a recognition ceremony at All Saints Episcopal Church on Olive Avenue. Janete M. Mills M.D., a radiation oncologist at Tunnell Cancer Center, will speak. Participants will then proceed to the boardwalk where they will walk about ½ mile down and back. After the walk, participants are invited back to the church hall for a light breakfast and fellowship.

It is an inspirational event celebrating survivorship, camaraderie and hope, says organizer Judith Ramirez, EdD, the oncology social worker at Tunnell Cancer Center in charge of survivorship programs.

More than 100 people take part in the annual event. Cancer survivors, relatives and friends are warmly welcomed to attend. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the ceremony beginning at 8 a.m. Everyone who registers before May 30 will receive an event cap, and a water bottle. T-shirts will be given to survivors. For more information, to register, or for special assistance or accommodations needed to take part, please call the Tunnell Cancer Center at 645-3770.

Beebe Medical Center is a not-for-profit community medical center with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health with the people residing, working, or visiting in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us online at www.beebemed.org


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