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WHO: The Women’s Center for Education and Service at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

WHAT: Paint the Island Pink Expo

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Best media opportunity for interviewing panelists is 11:30 a.m.)

WHERE: University Center, Lone Star Ballroom

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas –The Women’s Center for Education and Service at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will hold its fourth annual “Paint the Island Pink” expo Thursday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Center, Lone Star Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

The expo, which is part of the University’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month observance, will provide information on the importance of regular self-examinations for early detection of breast cancer.

At noon, a panel of breast cancer survivors will discuss their experiences and doctors will be on hand to answer questions. Speakers will include breast cancer survivors Cinda LeBus and Margot B. Cummings; Dr. Gerard J. Voorhees, radiation oncologist with the Corpus Christi Cancer Center; and Dr. Burk Strong, radiologist for Radiology Associates, LLP. Local cancer organizations will showcase treatment, care, and support options available for patients in the Coastal Bend.