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TAHLEQUAH, OK — The Cherokee Nation will host a Colon Cancer Awareness presentation on Tuesday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Tribal Council Chambers, located in the Cherokee Nation tribal complex south of Tahlequah. The event is being sponsored by the Cherokee Nation Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (CNCCC), a collaborative process through which a community and its partners pool resources to promote cancer prevention, improve cancer detection, increase access to health and social services, and reduce the burden of cancer. Information will be provided on how colon cancer begins, how it can be prevented and what foods can help fight the disease. Presentations will include: A Survivor’s Story, ABCs of Colon Cancer and Colon Cancer Prevention. Speakers include cancer survivor Barbara Neal and Ruth Hummingbird, Project Coordinator for Cherokee Nation Cancer Programs. There is no cost to attend the event and the public is invited to participate. Seating is limited. For more information on the program, contact Ruth Hummingbird by phone: 918-453-5759 or send an email to: cancer@cherokee.org.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org