A breast cancer awareness event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the state Capitol and will feature Gov. Mike Leavitt's signing of a Breast Cancer Awareness Month proclamation at 11:30 a.m.
The following groups will have displays in the rotunda: American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Coalition of Utah, Utah Department of Health, The American Association of Retired Persons, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Mobile Mammography and the University of Utah's High Risk Breast Cancer Program.Representatives of these organizations will make presentations that encourage women to take advantage of techniques for early detection of breast cancer.
For more information, call the American Cancer Society at 483-1500.