Media Alert: "The Group Room(R)" Cancer Talk Radio Show to Expand to Albany, NY

• Press Release
• Source: Vital Options International
• On Thursday December 4, 2008, 5:08 pm EST

LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 4, 2008 -- "The Group Room," the nation's only syndicated weekly cancer talk radio show, will air live on Sundays, 4-6pm ET, on WGDJ-AM 1300, "the Capital District's talk radio," in Albany, New York and surrounding areas.

"The Group Room" is hosted by Selma Schimmel, founder and CEO of Vital Options International and a three-time cancer survivor. The program enables listeners to engage directly with noted oncology experts from the US and Europe.

The show is heard on select radio stations, XM Satellite Radio, podcast, and Internet simulcast. Callers are invited to participate toll-free at 1-800-GRP-ROOM (1-800-477-7666) or e-mail to info@vitaloptions.org. Toll free phone lines are available in most countries. More information can be found at www.vitaloptions.org, where past shows are also archived.

Founded in 1983, Vital Options is an international not-for-profit cancer communications and advocacy organization, and the first national organization to singularly focus on young adults with cancer before expanding to serve people of all ages with the launch of "The Group Room" in the mid-1990s. Vital Options produces "The Group Room" in association with Premiere Radio Networks and is represented by Take On The Day Productions. Headquartered in Southern California, Vital Options has a European division based in Paris, France.