ACS Lists Breast Cancer Awareness Month Activities

DANBURY — In Connecticut, more than 2,600 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. If you or a loved one has breast cancer, the American Cancer Society can help.

The American Cancer Society is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by calling 800-ACS-2345. Trained cancer information specialists (including Spanish-speaking specialists) offer the comfort of live support and are available to answer questions about breast cancer and provide women with important information about the disease to help educate and support them in their decisions.

Callers can also be linked with resources in their community and American Cancer Society services including:

Reach to Recovery — A one-on-one peer support program where trained breast cancer survivors respond to concerns of people who are going through breast cancer diagnosis or treatment.

Road to Recovery — Volunteer Road to Recovery drivers provide patients with transportation to and from their treatments.

Look Good…Feel Better — A program dedicated to teaching female cancer patients beauty techniques to help restore their appearance and self-image during cancer treatments.

Adventure Weekend — Women of all ages and stages of breast cancer come together at this camplike retreat in New Hampshire to share a weekend of adventure, group support, meditation and common experiences (October 20–22 and February 9–11).    

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society is collaborating with community groups to present the following activities in Fairfield and Litchfield Counties.

Greater Danbury Area:

10/9, Appreciation Tea, Ann’s Place, Danbury

10/13–14, Mobile Breast Cancer Resource Center, Danbury Fair Mall

10/15, Health Expo at Faith Church, New Milford

10/22, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, Danbury Fair Mall

10/24, Breast Cancer Awareness Program, Bethel Senior Center, Bethel

10/25, Wellness and Health program, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury

Litchfield County:

10/14, Torrington Women’s Wellness Expo

10/23, Breast Care Open House with Dr Beth Overmoyer, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk, Bridgeport areas

10/8, Third annual Breast Cancer Survivor Show at Stamford Hospital

10/13, Free Breast Cancer Screening, Workout Express, Westport

10/26, Wellness Fair, University of Bridgeport

Trumbull

10/21, “Latest Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment,” Listen & Learn Lecture Series with Dr Glen Reznikoff, St Catherine of Siena Church.

Help and information is available through the American Cancer Society’s website www.cancer.org This user-friendly website includes an interactive cancer resource center containing in-depth information on every major cancer type.

This site answers questions about breast cancer, risk factors, strategies for early detection, new diagnostic techniques and the latest treatment options (select content available in Spanish). At www.cancer.org one can also access the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Survivors Network, a virtual community providing connectivity, anonymity, and accessibility for survivors and their caregivers.

The Cancer Survivors Network’s online services contain survivor and caregiver content, including radio talk show conversations/interviews, personal stories, personal web pages, discussion forums, an expressions gallery, and survivor recommended resources.