KING COUNTY, WA - During National Cancer Survivors Day (June 3), Public Health -Seattle & King County and cancer survivors are urging all women -- especially those with lower screening rates like low-income women, ethnic minorities and the uninsured -- to get screened for breast cancer.

Women with limited medical resources can take advantage of free breast cancer screenings on the following day:

Wednesday, June 6, 2001 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
West Hill Family Enrichment Center, 12704 76th Ave, So. Seattle, WA

Space is limited, so contact Giselle Zapata-Garcia from the Community Health Access Program (CHAP) at 1-800-756-5437 to schedule an appointment.

One cancer survivor's story

"At 35 years of age, I was a stay-at-home mother who knew very little about breast cancer," said Bridgette Richardson. "But one day the lord talked to me, and told me to get a breast exam. It turned out that I had breast cancer."

Now, Richardson is an Outreach Education Specialist in Public Health's Breast and Cervical Health Program. "Breast exams are not a secret or a shame. In fact, they save lives," she added.

For more information on mammograms and cervical exams, please visit www.metrokc.gov/health/women/mammogram.htm.