Breast Cancer Awareness Month roundup

Flickr user yongjiet

As most of you know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and pink abounds almost everywhere you look to remind you of what still needs to be done to eradicate this terrible disease.

With that comes a lot of coverage of events and profiles of women who have beaten the disease, and we figured it best to pull all of those stories into one place.

Also, don't forget that the Susan G. Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure will be held this coming weekend in Charleston. Registration for the race is open through Oct. 13.

You can run over to our sister site in Charleston for more info on the race.

So here's what we've found locally to date in terms of Breast Cancer Awareness Month coverage:

  • Lastly, Hilton Head Monthly has a writeup on what each of the area's major medical facilities offer in terms of advanced technologies for breast cancer health. You can check that out here.

Filed in