PULLMAN, Wash. — The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is rolling up to Washington State University on Oct. 26 with a customized pink trailer, pink tent and a student graffiti wall to engage the next generation in the fight against breast cancer. The student organization Cougar Health Awareness Team (CHAT) is hosting On the Way to the Cure-Komen On the Go from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Glenn Terrell Mall.
This year more than 210,000 women and 1,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the
“On the Way to the Cure Komen On the Go provides an opportunity to learn more about breast cancer and walk away with valuable information to take charge of your own health and develop sound breast health practices,” said Susan Brown, manager of health education for the Komen Foundation.
The trailer opens up to an interactive learning center with eight computer stations. Everyone is invited to learn how to perform a breast self-exam, learn how to become advocates for the eradication of breast cancer in their communities and have a chance to win prizes for participating. The tour also provides resources and information to students who may be “co-survivors,” people who have been touched by breast cancer on any level or who have a loved one dealing with breast cancer in some way.
Alongside the trailer, a pink tent will be erected with added educational opportunities from CHAT. Students also have the opportunity to make their mark in the fight against breast cancer by signing an eight-foot “Graffiti Wall,” which will be displayed at WSU for the remainder of the year.
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, founded in 1982, is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of research and community-based outreach programs. Komen On the Go supports the foundation’s mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease.
“We are so excited to have the tour come to WSU with such a fun and interesting way to teach life-saving breast health,” said Marsha Turnbull, health education administrator at Health and Wellness Services and advisor of CHAT.
For more information about the tour visit the Komen On the Go Web site at: www.komen.org/go.
For more information about breast cancer visit the Health and Wellness Services Web site at: www.hws.wsu.edu, or the Healthy Coug Web site at: www.hws.wsu.edu/healthycoug.
