NBC TODAY’s Al Roker Highlights Princeton Health Cancer Survivors Event

TODAY weatherman and co-anchor Al Roker will be the special guest speaker at Penn Medicine Princeton Health’s Cancer Survivors Month celebration on Wednesday, June 28.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer in November 2020, Roker shared the news on-air with the TODAY audience and helped to raise awareness of the importance of screening and early detection.

The June 28 event, scheduled to begin at 7 pm in the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, will honor the resilience and strength of everyone whose life has been touched by cancer.

Roker will share his experiences with cancer in a moderated conversation with Craig A. Gronczewski, MD, the Chief Medical Officer at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. Noah A. Goldman, MD, Princeton Health’s Medical Director of Cancer Programs, will welcome the crowd.

Admission is free but tickets are required. For tickets, visit PrincetonHCS.org/calendar.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy free desserts, coffee, and tea. Check-in begins at 5:30 pm.

This event is presented by Princeton Health Community Wellness and the Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center. It was made possible by funds raised through the Princeton Medical Center Foundation’s annual golf outing.

Roker has received 14 Emmy awards during a 40-plus-year career in television. He is also an award-winning producer and a bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction.

About Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Penn Medicine Princeton Health is one of the most comprehensive healthcare systems in New Jersey, providing acute care hospital services through Princeton Medical Center; behavioral healthcare through Princeton House Behavioral Health; in-home nursing, rehabilitation and hospice care; primary and specialty care through Princeton Medicine Physicians; ambulatory surgery and wellness services. For more information, visit www.princetonhcs.org. Princeton Health is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), which, together with the University of Pennsylvania’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, forms Penn Medicine, one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research and excellence in patient care.

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