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Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention
U.VA. MAMMOGRAPHY RESEARCHER FAJARDO 
TO ADDRESS NEW TECHNOLOGIES

       CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 5 -- Nationally renowned breast cancer 
expert Laurie Fajardo, M.D., will provide current information on preventing 
and curing breast cancer during a talk Thursday, Nov. 13, at the University 
of Virginia.  The talk will begin at noon in Newcomb Hall's Cavalier Room.
       The "Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Prevention, and the Latest Therapies" 
talk is sponsored by U.Va.'s Women Faculty and Professional Association 
(WFPA), which honored Fajardo last year with its Woman of Achievement Award.  
Fajardo, who studies mammography technology and other detection devices, is 
vice chair and head of research in U.Va.'s radiology department.  Her work 
has been published in numerous medical journals.
      People interested in attending the talk can bring their lunches or buy 
them at Newcomb Hall.  The event is open to the public.   For more 
information, contact Susan Andrews at (804) 924-3295 or via sa8f@virginia.edu.
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                                                             November 4, 1997


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