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Local cancer survivor to highlight Elgin pampering event

Local breast cancer survivor Tina Conrad will highlight Advocate Sherman Hospital's "Pampering and Prevention: A Day for Women" event in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

The educational event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 4, at The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way. Sessions will be available in English and Spanish.

Conrad, a Lakewood resident, was diagnosed with breast cancer in August of 2013, and was treated at Sherman Hospital. Her mother also defeated the disease twice.

She will share her story of perseverance, survival and sisterhood to those in attendance. Dr. Rachel Baer, medical director of The Center for Breast Care at Sherman Hospital, also will speak.

In addition to breast cancer prevention and treatment options, women will have the opportunity to be pampered with free chair massages, paraffin hand treatments, mini-manicures, bra fittings, food, and prize giveaways.

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Each year it is estimated that more than 220,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed, and more than 40,000 will die.

During the month of October, Advocate Health Care encourages women to schedule their mammograms. Advocate Health Care offers no referral, same-day appointments, with next-day results in most cases.

To register for the event, call (800) 3Advocate or visit www.advocatehealth.com/shermanclasses. To schedule a mammogram, call or visit www.advocatehealth.com.

About Advocate Sherman Hospital

Named the fifth most beautiful hospital in the U.S. by Soliant Health and built in 2009, the 255-bed Advocate Sherman Hospital features all private patient rooms, a 15-acre geothermal lake to heat and cool the facility, an advanced Emergency Department with a level II trauma center, a spacious Family Birthing Center and Special Care Nursery, a Heart & Vascular Center, a Cancer Care Center and a bright, open design to contribute to the healing process. Advocate Sherman is a certified Primary Stroke Center, Breast Center and Chest Pain Center, and also received a 2011 Silver Award from Illinois Performance Excellence (ILPEX). In 2012, it achieved Magnet® nursing status - the highest national standard for nursing excellence. Advocate Sherman provides services across the whole continuum of care, including three immediate care/outpatient centers, an imaging center and a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Advocate Sherman employs more than 2,200 individuals, has more than 600 dedicated physicians on its medical staff and is part of the Advocate Health Care network. For more information, visit AdvocateHealth.com/Sherman or call (800) 3-Advocate.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 largest health systems by Truven Analytics in 2013, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 10 acute care hospitals and the state's largest integrated children's network. As a nonprofit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2011.

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