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Gateway Centre to host webinar on rural cancer risks for men

The Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health will host an upcoming webinar on men's cancer risks in rural areas.

This latest webinar series event will be on Tuesday, November 17 from 12-1 p.m. via ZOOM on Rural Men's Cancer Risk, Screening and Community Supports.

Attendees will learn about the updated cancer screening guidelines, how cancer care is facilitated in rural areas, and the need to increase screening among rural men.

The keynote speaker for this discussion is Dr. Tom McFarlane. McFarlane is Clinical Associate Professor and researcher at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy in Kitchener.

Anyone in the community is welcome to attend. To attend this event and future presentations, register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XlO2os_USV6y1gl28r8_UQ#/registration.

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