Message from Mayor Newberry
More than 300 mayors with the U.S. Conference of Mayors have joined the campaign against breast cancer, working together with the Centers for Disease Control and prevention.
The Mayor’s Breast Cancer Task Force encour- ages early detection of breast cancer and seeks to increase both awareness of the disease and screening opportunities in our community. I heartily support its efforts.
In Lexington, there are many different agencies and organizations dedicated to the prevention and cure of breast cancer that are involved with this task force.
I urge you to support their efforts. By working together we can make an impact on the lives of people who are diagnosed with this disease.
-- Jim Newberry
Upcoming Activities for Fall 2009
Aug 18: Kick off Breakfast for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Hyatt Regency 7am call 859-260-8287 to RSVP
Aug 29th: ACS Gala, Talon winery www.cancer.org
Sept 11-12: Roots and Heritage Festival
Sat. Sept. 17: 11:30-2 pm Komen Survivor Tea at Castlepost in WoodfordCounty
www.komenlexington.org 281-5900
Sat. Sept 26th: Race for the Cure and Pink Tie Gala www.komenlexington.org
Sat., Oct. 10th: Cancer Screening Event from 9:00 to 2:00 at the Health Department Regency Road Clinic.
Call 288-2483 for appointment.
Thurs , Oct 15: 6pm CBH and Lexington Cancer Foundation Community Education Series
“Finances and Insurance issues with cancer treatment” Call 260-6413 to RSVP
Sat. Oct 17: Day of the Latin Woman at Southland Christian Church
October 23: Runway for the Cure , Coldstream Research Campus
Call 859-231-3488 for tickets.
Groups offering cancer screenings on Oct. 11
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, the Mayor’s Task Force on Breast Cancer, Sister to Sister Breast Cancer Coalition and the Markey Cancer Center are uniting to offer breast and cervical cancer screenings to women who otherwise might not be able to have the tests performed.
The screenings will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department's Public Helath Clinic South, 2433 Regency Road. Services will be provided on a sliding-scale based on income.
The screening is intended primarily to help women 40 and older who are underinsured or uninsured, as well as women who have not been screened in more than five years.
For more information on the program or to schedule an appointment, call 288-2446 or 254-3786.
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Task Force members include representatives from: