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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Begins

Good Sam Hospital is one of the local facilities raising awareness throughout the month.

The White House got a pink glow in Washington, DC. People painted their pumpkins pink in Calvert, MD, and women donated art made of bras in Orange City, FL. In Pennsylvania, first lady Susan Corbett turned the fountain pink in Harrisburg. And they did it all last year in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

This October promises to bring even more colorful and thoughtful events and opportunities.

“Clearly, every person who brings attention to the cause is fantastic,” said Terry Music, chief mission delivery officer for the American Cancer Society.

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Locally, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center has scheduled a handful of events this month related to the on-going fight against breast cancer.

On Thursday, October 13, Good Samaritan will host a free community lecture, “Innovative Breast Care: Meet the Experts.” The lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Women’s Imaging Center, 735 Montauk Highway in West Islip.

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A second lecture, “Breast Health Diagnosis and Treatment Options” will be held Wednesday, October 19, 7 p.m., at the West Babylon Library, 211 Route 109.

On a monthly basis, the hospital offers a Breast Cancer Support Group that meets the second and fourth Wednesday every month. The group meets at 7 p.m. at the hospital’s second floor Annex Conference Room.

For more information about Good Samaritan’s program, call 376-4444.

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