/R E P E A T -- Media alert - Quebec celebrities get together to promote regular mammogram and launch the Canadian Cancer Society's Thingamaboob campaign/

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 23, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ -

WHAT:	Launch of the Canadian Cancer Society's Thingamaboob awareness campaign. The Thingamaboob is a keychain that promotes regular mammograms for women aged 50 to 69 and early detection of breast cancer.
WHEN:	Saturday, November 25, 2017
	From 10:30 am to 11:30 am
	A breast cancer survivor, the Thingamaboob spokesperson, a GP and campaign supporters will be available for interviews. A public launch will take place at 11:30 am.
WHERE:	Centre Laval
	1600 Le Corbusier Blvd, Laval
	(Atrium near The Bay, Door #3)
WHO:	Will be onsite:
	Lise Dion, Canadian Cancer Society's Thingamaboob campaign spokesperson Marie-Claude Barrette, TV host Nicole Martin, singer how will perform live two of her greatest hits Dr Christiane Laberge, GP specialized in women's health A CCS volunteer who was diagnosed with breast cancer during her first screening mammogram at age 50

• Eight in ten breast cancers affect women who are aged 50 and above.
• To date, mammograms are the most reliable way to detect cancer in its early stages.
• When breast cancer is diagnosed and treated at the very beginning, more treatment options are available, the disease is less aggressive and greater are the chances of recovery.

SOURCE Canadian Cancer Society, Quebec Division

Jasmine Goupil, 514 576-6611, [email protected]