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Gilda’s Club, 1140 Delaware Ave., offers support groups, workshops and social activities for anyone touched by cancer. Call 332-5900 for information or visit www.gildasclubwny.org.

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The Head and Neck Cancer Support Group will meet from 4:30 to 6 p. m. today in Meeting Room C at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Survivors of oral/head and neck cancer and their significant others are welcome. For information, call Amy Sumbrum at 845-4947.

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Dr. Sanford H. Levy, a holistic/integrative medicine specialist, will talk about “Vitamins and Minerals: Which Ones Should a Healthy Person Take?” at a meeting of the Northtowns Osteoporosis Support Group at 10 a. m. Wednesday in Beechwood Residence, 2235 Millersport Highway, Getzville. For information, call 862-2663.

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Kenmore Mercy Hospital will host a free health and wellness program, “Are You At Risk For Stroke?” at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday in its Community Room, 2950 Elmwood Ave. Cathy Mulawka, stroke unit clinical adviser at the hospital, will speak. For required registration, call 447-6205.

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The Buffalo Chapter of the National Stuttering Association will hold a support group meeting from 7 to 9 p. m. Wednesday in 280 Park Hall, University at Buffalo Amherst Campus. For information, call Adrian at 510-3849 or e-mail casanova7164@yahoo.com .

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Support groups, and phone numbers to call for information include: Alcoholics Anonymous First Step, 8 p. m. Friday, auditorium, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Alcoholics Anonymous International Group, 6:30 p. m. Saturday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Narcotics Anonymous, 5 p. m., Sunday, Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, Niagara Falls, 278-4569.


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