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Pittsburgh , PA – The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) is bringing its traveling photo exhibit “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” to Pittsburgh from April 21 to May 1. The photo exhibit will be held at the Wintergarden and Conference Center of The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Bloomfield.
The exhibit will kick off with an opening reception on Thursday, April 21 at 6:00 pm. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. To RSVP for the reception call 1-800-377-8828, extension 303.
The opening reception will feature guest speakers:
- James M. Collins, President & CEO, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
- Kathleen Magaro , RNC, MPA, Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Charlotte Asherman , former PBCC Executive Director
- Angela Keleher, MD ,Chief,Surgical Breast Oncology andAssociate Director, Surgical Breast Disease Program, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
- Judith Figura, MD ,Chief, Division of Radiation Oncology, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
- Joyce Felton-Apena , local exhibit participant and breast cancer survivor
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital will also be hosting a free performance by the Sounds of Pittsburgh Sweet Adelines chorus at the exhibit site at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28.
This educational work of art features at least one woman from each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, along with a message about how breast cancer has touched her life. The women reflect the diversity of Pennsylvania, and their stories reflect the impact of breast cancer on themselves, their families and their communities. The exhibit encourages women to learn about early detection and celebrates the life, courage, hope and dignity of women and families that have battled breast cancer.
Pat Halpin-Murphy, president and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, encourages everyone to visit the exhibit. “Breast cancer is not a rare event separate from the fabrics of our lives. It is our mothers, our daughters, our friends and ourselves. We must educate ourselves about this insidious disease and fight to find a cure now…so our daughters won’t have to.”
“67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” is sponsored by the PBCC and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The PBCC, founded in 1993, is a non-profit organization and the only statewide grassroots organization that speaks to and for breast cancer survivors. This year, more than 12,000 Pennsylvania women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. More than 2,300 will lose their lives to the disease. The PBCC’s mission is to find a cure for breast cancer and to improve the quality of breast cancer education, research and outreach in the state.
For more information on the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition or “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” call 1-800-377-8828 x101 or visit the website www.pabreastcancer.org.
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