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Portland proclaims October Breast Cancer Awareness Month after youth advocate panel urges screenings and access
Summary
City council marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a youth-led panel, medical and nonprofit speakers who emphasized early detection, screening access and a new federal rule on breast density notifications.
Portland City Council on Oct. 22 received a pre‑gavel presentation marking October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and heard a brief youth‑led panel urging residents to get screened and to seek help if uninsured.
The panel was introduced by Councilor Jamie Dunphy and included high school student Nikhil Surya, Alexandra Zimmer of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, volunteer Missy Kalunky of the American Cancer Society and Susan Stern, CEO of the Pink Lemonade Project. Mayor Keith Wilson’s proclamation declaring October 2025 Breast Cancer…
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