Remember: Breast cancer awareness

OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it will be celebrated under the theme ‘Give Hope. Save Lives.’

As usual, men and women locally are being asked to show support for breast cancer survivors and those battling the disease by wearing pink ribbons or clothing.

The Jamaica Cancer Society kicked off the month of activities with a church service at the East Queen Street Baptist Church on October 2, as well as the CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank’s Walk for the Cure at Emancipation Park.

Today, October 3, there will be a Survivor’s makeover at Leon’s School of Beauty Culture. All Jamaicans are being asked to wear pink to work and school on Friday, October 7 to show support for the cause.

World Mammography Day, October 21, will see the first 60 ladies being given free mammograms at the Cancer Society starting at 7:00 am.

A breast cancer medical symposium will take place on Sunday, October 23 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, followed by the Keeping Abreast Luncheon which will have breast cancer survivor Rev Ronald Thwaites as the guest speaker.

The month-long activities will close on October 29 with the ICWI and Jamaica Reach to Recovery Pink Run/Walk.