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Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates from Across California Call for Continued Support of the Every Woman Counts Program
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Susan G.
Komen for the Cure® Advocates Stress Importance of Early Detection.
Breast
Cancer Survivors and Advocates from Across California Call for Continued Support of
the Every Woman Counts Program
Sacramento, CA, March 16, 2011 --...
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Susan G.
Komen for the Cure® Advocates Stress Importance of Early Detection.
Breast
Cancer Survivors and Advocates from Across California Call for Continued Support of
the Every Woman Counts Program
Sacramento, CA, March 16, 2011 -- Breast cancer survivors and advocates from across
California traveled to Sacramento Wednesday, March 9th, to stress to policymakers
the importance of the Every Woman Counts (EWC) program that helps detect breast
cancer early.
Organized by the state?s Susan G.
Komen for the Cure® Affiliates, the
breast cancer advocates also urged lawmakers to maintain their commitment to women
in California, by preserving funding to the EWC program, which provides vital
breast cancer screening services for California?s uninsured and underinsured women.
?We fully understand the tough economic situation our elected leaders face and the
difficult choices they must make,? said Laura Farmer Sherman, Executive Director.
?
It?s important to remember that early detection throu
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