2015 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Please join us as we enhance our awareness efforts, visibility & programming from September 20 through November 1.
2015 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Check back each Monday for updated links to the previous week!
Presented by our #NBCAM partners:
41 Action News | 38 the Spot | ThisIsKC.com
The Kansas City Star | KC Health & Wellness
Mix 93.3 | 94.1 KFKF | KC102.1 | Q104 | MBB + Hippo
Week 1: 09.20 to 09.26
Theme: Breast Cancer Education
Webinar Wednesday: September 23 | 1130A – 1230P CT | B’Caussse: Equity in Breast Cancer Detection and Control
Presented by: Dr. Sandra Underwood, Doctor of Nursing University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/601356190
Recorded: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1428847615395926018
- Sunday: What is Breast Cancer?
- Monday: Clinical Breast Exams
- Tuesday: Susan G. Komen Announces Research Grant Funding
- Tuesday: Mammograms
- Thursday: Genetic Testing
- Friday: Know Your Normal
- Saturday: Breast Biopsy/Pathology
Week 2: 09.27 to 10.03
Event: October 1 | 500P CT | #ImpactKC15 | The state of breast cancer in our community and beyond
Location: Grand Street Cafe | KCMO
Hosted by: Susan G. Komen Greater Kansas City
Presented by: Susan G. Komen; Merck; The University of Kansas Cancer Center; & Pfizer
Register: http://kansascity.info-komen.org/site/Calendar?id=19682&view=Detail
Handouts & follow up info: http://komenkansascit.wpengine.com/kansascity-events/impactkc15/
- Sunday: Diet/Nutrition
- Monday: Komen KC Race Tops $1 Million in Revenue
- Monday: Personal Health History
- Tuesday: Family History
- Wednesday: Menopausal Hormone Use
- Thursday: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Friday: Make a Gift & Save A Life: Win Royals Tickets
- Friday: Alcohol Use
- Saturday: Exercise
Week 3: 10.04 to 10.10
Theme: Local Mission Investment
Event: October 8 | 700P CT | Twitter Chat with #WWEMoms
Location: Online using Twitter & #WWEMoms
Presented by: WWE & Susan G. Komen
Event: October 10 | 800P CT | The Fab Four: A Beatles Tribute Concert benefiting Komen Kansas City
Location: Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
Tickets: Click here to go to AXS.com
- 2015 Komen KC Funding Infographic
- Monday: Priority County > Clay County, MO
- Tuesday: Priority County > Jackson County, MO
- Wednesday: Priority County > Johnson County, MO
- Thursday: Priority Counties > Northeast Kansas
- Friday: Priority County > Wyandotte County, KS
- 2015 Komen KC Community Profile Executive Summary
- 2015 Komen KC Priority Counties Infographic
Week 4: 10.11 to 10.17
Theme: Breast Cancer Survivorship: Metastatic Breast Cancer
Event: October 12 | 6P | Twitter Chat with #mbcchat
Location: Online using Twitter & #MetsBCChat
Presented by: Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, Living Beyond Breast Cancer & Susan G. Komen
- Sunday: Talking with your Doctor/Alternative Therapies
- Monday: Families & Co-Survivors
- Wednesday: Psychosocial Aspects of Breast Cancer
- Thursday: Intimacy Post-Diagnosis
- Saturday: Post-Diagnosis
Week 5: 10.18 to 10.24
Theme: Breast Cancer Research
Webinar Wednesday: October 21 | 1130A – 1230P CT | Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Presented by: Dr. Lisa A. Carey | Komen Scholar | Division Chief, Hematology and Oncology
Physician-in-Chief, North Carolina Cancer Hospital
Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/704141766
- Sunday: Komen’s Impact on Breast Cancer
- Monday: Progress Towards the Cures
- Tuesday: Clinical Trials
- Wednesday: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Thursday: Young Researchers
- Friday: Research Advocacy
- Friday: Citywide Mammogram Parties (Diagnostic Imaging Centers & Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center)
- Saturday: Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank
- Saturday Citywide Mammogram Parties (Diagnostic Imaging Centers & Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center)
Week 6: 10.25 to 10.31
Theme: Community Collaboration
- Sunday: Komen Helpline
- Monday: Global Collaboration
- Tuesday: Young Women
- Wednesday: Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance
- Thursday: National Treatment Assistance
Follow along all month-long as we celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month on the various digital platforms of Komen Kansas City and use the hashtag #Komen365 to join in the conversation.
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See previous National Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaigns: Click here for 2014