For Immediate Release
November 28, 2006

BUFFALO, NY – Give yourself the gift of life – stop smoking! Join Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s (RPCI) stop smoking clinic and let us help you quit the smokes.

Classes are held on Wednesdays, December 4, 11, and 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, in the Research Studies Center at RPCI.

The class is directed by Michael Cummings, PhD, a leading expert in smoking cessation. Eligible smokers will receive a FREE two-week starter kit of nicotine patches to help them quit and an “EX” Quit Manual which offers a step-by-step plan to break nicotine addiction.

Most local insurance plans cover the $10 clinic fee. Registration for the class is limited, so call now. To register, call (716) 845-8046. 

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center headquartered in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. Roswell Park has multiple affiliate sites and collaborative programs in New York, Pennsylvania as well as overseas in China. For more information, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.

                                                   

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