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Emmy award-winning composer and pianist Misha Segal will give a special concert to benefit the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson during the center’s third annual educational conference: “Life After a Cancer Diagnosis.” The concert and the conference are set for Tuesday, October 12, 2004 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Loew’s Philadelphia Hotel located at 1200 Market Street in Philadelphia.

Misha Segal’s concert, “Beauty Found in Unlikely Places,” has been performed across the country to raise spirits, funds and awareness in the fight against cancer. His concert series was inspired by his mother’s six-year battle with lung cancer. He will perform selections from his latest piano release, Female.

The conference will also feature breakout sessions presented by experts in the field on topics such as:

• Vitamins and Herbal Therapies
• Exercise
• New Advances in Cancer Treatment
• Identifying and Treating Late Effects of Cancer Treatment
• Strategies for Caregiving
• Navigating the New Normal--Coping with Cancer before Age 40

The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Clinical Cancer Center, is a collection of the most advanced patient services in medical specialties dealing with cancer.

The conference is $15 per person and scholarships are available for those with financial need.

For more information, call 1-800-JEFF-NOW.