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County designates local "Check Your Cherries" breast-cancer awareness day; commissioners urge research and screening
Summary
The board adopted a resolution honoring community advocate Hale Bo and designating an October awareness day called "Check Your Cherries," with local speakers urging screening and further research after county data showed elevated early breast-cancer incidence in the 2016–2021 CDC county profile.
The Grand Traverse County Board voted to adopt a resolution designating an October awareness day titled "Check Your Cherries" to honor the late Hale Bo and to promote breast-cancer awareness and early detection.
Sarah Cashel, who identified herself as Holly Bird's sister and co-presenter of the resolution, and Michelle Bostic spoke in support of the measure. Cashel cited CDC county-by-county…
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