/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Launch of the Canadian Cancer Society's 10th Thingamaboob campaign/ Français
Lise Dion and Marie-Claude Barrette team up to encourage Quebecers to get a mammogram
10 artworks tell the story of 10 people living with breast cancer
MONTREAL, Nov. 23, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ -
WHAT: |
Launch to open the Canadian Cancer Society's Thingamaboob campaign, whose keychain reminds women aged 50 to 69 of the importance of getting a mammogram every two years to detect breast cancer in its early stages. |
WHEN: |
Saturday, November 24, 2018 |
WHERE: |
Galerie MX |
- Eight in ten breast cancers occur in women aged 50 years and above.
- To date, mammography remains the most effective means of detecting breast cancer in its early stages.
- When breast cancer is diagnosed and treated early, the survival rate is nearly 100%, there are more, less aggressive, treatment options, and cure rates are higher.
- Info: memomamo.ca
SOURCE Canadian Cancer Society, Quebec Division
Media relations: Jasmine Goupil, 514 576-6611, [email protected]
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