‘City
of
Roses’
Volume XLVI • Number 39
Black Kids May
Lose School Site
Business Leader
Cleared
District wants
Humboldt for
another program
Mediation ends
investigation of
community advocate
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Wednesday • September 27, 2017
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Volunteers signing up to help with breast cancer awareness and prevention in the African American community gather for a photo during a training summit last month.
The group is part of Worship in Pink, a breast health education program for congregations of all faiths sponsored by the Susan B. Komen foundation of Oregon and
southwest Washington.
Health Matters
Worship in Pink promotes early detection
A public service campaign to help with
breast cancer awareness and prevention
in the African American community goes
front and center next month when volun-
teers from the community host a free heath
fair with onsite mammograms provided by
health care professionals.
Among black women, breast cancer is the
most common cause of cancer and the sec-
ond most common cause of cancer death, be-
hind lung cancer. And, despite generally sim-
ilar screening rates in the US, breast cancer is
detected at an advanced stage more often in
black than in white women. This difference
has been largely attributed to longer intervals
between mammograms and a lack of timely
follow-up of suspicious results.
Susan B. Komen Oregon and Southwest
Washington, a nonprofit organization, is
working to reduce these health disparities
with their Worship in Pink program. As
part of the effort, local volunteers from
congregations of all faiths are pledged to
bring breast cancer health information to
their friends and neighbors.
The group will kick off their annual cam-
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