Health Briefs

Docs to wait tables for cancer care

Celebrity Docs Caring for Cancer is a fundraiser from 5 p.m. to closing on Saturday, June 12 at Glen Eagles Restaurant, 3700 N. Carson St.

The physicians from Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center will greet guests, serve dinner, cook and tend bar to support cancer patients in the Carson region.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the evening's tips, raffle and auction will benefit the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center.

To make a reservation, call 775-884-4414. For more information about the fundraiser, call 775-445-5161.

Raffle ticket sales benefit cancer center

Raffle tickets are on sale to benefit the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. The winner has a choice of a new 2010 Toyota Corolla or 2010 Ford Focus. The drawing will be held Saturday, June 12 at Glen Eagles Restaurant.

Tickets are $20 each, or six for $100. All funds raised from the raffle ticket sales benefit the cancer center.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 775-445-5161.

Stroke support group to meet Thursday

Carson Tahoe Stroke Survivors/Caretakers Support Group meets 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Bristlecone Room, 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City.

This support group was created to help patients and their loved ones cope with the challenges that come after suffering a stroke.

Get ideas and strategies that may help with daily activities, and provide education about strokes and the recovery process.

The caregroup meets the second Thursday of each month. For more information, call 775-445-8548.