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Council proclaims October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, highlights disparities
Summary
Councilmembers and community advocates marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month and underscored racial disparities in diagnosis and mortality while noting county investments in screening and support programs.
Councilmember Laurie Ann Sales and Councilmember Marilyn Balcom led a proclamation recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and cited local and national disparities in diagnosis and survival. Sales said breast cancer outcomes are worse for women of color "because of access to care, because of screenings that are done later in life," and the proclamation text cited 2025 projections for invasive cases and mortality nationally.
Council President Kate Stewart shared personal remarks about family experience with breast cancer and emphasized early detection and screening. Community guests — including Wanda Smith (African American Health Program) and staff from the Primary Care Coalition and BREM Foundation — described local outreach and survivor support. Councilmembers noted the council has funded programs supporting screenings and family services and encouraged residents to consult physicians and obtain recommended mammograms.
