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Oct. 14, 2005

University of Colorado Cancer Center Patients Treated to Spa Services

WHAT: The Pink Ribbon Foundation is hosting a spa day for cancer patients at the University of Colorado Hospital's Anschutz Cancer Pavilion. The spa services, donated by Beau Visage Skin Care and Spa, will include manicures, pedicures and chair massages for patients while they wait for their appointments or as they receive cancer therapy. This is the fifth spa day the Pink Ribbon Foundation has hosted for patients at UCCC, and it is the first one in October. The previous spa days took place last spring.
WHO: The Pink Ribbon Foundation believes in supporting cancer patients and families by affording comfort and dignity to what can sometimes be an undignified process.
WHEN: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17
WHERE: The Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, second-floor family waiting area, 1635 N. Ursula (one block east of Peoria and north of Colfax), Aurora.

University of Colorado Hospital is the Rocky Mountain region's leading academic tertiary care and referral center, and has been recognized as one of the United States' best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report. Located in Denver and Aurora, Colo., the hospital is part of the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, in the University of Colorado system. For more information, visit the Web site at www.uch.edu.