SAN FRANCISCO, CA— Assemblyman Mark Leno, in conjunction with the African-American Breast Health Program of California Pacific Medical Center, will sponsor a brown bag luncheon to promote breast cancer awareness and prevention on Friday, May 4 from 12 noon until 1 pm in the San Diego Meeting Rooms of the Hiram Johnson State Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue.
“Through education and preventive measures such as early detection, we can save lives,” said Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). “Today, we hope to reach women and empower them with information that might one day save their lives.”
The luncheon discussion will be led by representatives of the African-American Breast Health Program and Leno. Audience members will enjoy an informative and entertaining skit and learn more information on prevention detection and treatment.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. Although we are seeing fewer women die from breast cancer overall, the statistics are not as encouraging among communities of color.
In 1993, the California Legislature established the Breast Cancer Fund by raising the State tobacco tax by two cents per pack. 50% of the proceeds are used to provide early breast cancer detection services for uninsured and underinsured women and the remaining funds are used for research to eliminate breast cancer.
DATE: Friday, May 4, 2007
TIME: 12 Noon
WHERE: Hiram W. Johnson State Building, Rooms A, B and C
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA
For those joining in gay marriages today, the road from outlaw status to respectability was paved in the Legislature over three decades.
From decriminalizing sex between same-sex couples, to outlawing job discrimination against homosexuals, to adding gay members to the legislative roster, the government has been taking steps, measure-by-measure, that have led to gay couples joining hands in marriage ceremonies across the state.
