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Article: Mayor's Office Declares October 13 as First Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day for New York City.
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- October 10, 2007
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To Be Announced at Event Dedicated to Women in New York City Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Metastatic Breast Cancer Network (MBCN) today announced that October 13, 2007, has been designated the first Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day will be held in conjunction with the MBCN's Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference targeted to women in New York City living with MBC.
According to the New York State Cancer registry, last year, about 1,195 women died from breast cancer in New York City alone. Breast cancer deaths are largely ...