Wednesday September 28, 2011

September 28, 2011 - OWL was invited to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for a celebration of women’s fight against breast cancer. During this moving event, women from all around the country spoke to encourage White House leaders to collaborate with organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and women’s groups to help fight this disease that takes so many women’s lives each year. According to the American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for breast cancer in the United States are for 2011: about 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women, 57,650 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS) will be found (CIS is non-invasive and is the earliest form of breast cancer), and 39,520 deaths from breast cancer (women).

Click here to view a video of the event.