Project Pink

Carson Tahoe Health is encouraging women with a family history of breast cancer to be proactive about their breast health by attending the Cancer Center’s annual Project Pink event. A woman’s risk of breast cancer doubles if she has a close relative (mother, sister, or daughter) who has been diagnosed with the disease.

Poetry, art, and theater today in Carson City. All day long, the CCAI exhibit, Tuscarora, will be visible in the Sierra Room as the Board of Supervisors conduct their meeting. Head over to the Legislature for ‘RenoScapes,’ the final SENarts ‘Works of Artists’ program this season; check out the LXS Exhibit by artist Dawn Dot Star while you are there, it will be changing next week. Teens are invited to learn some acting and improv skills at the Carson City Library this afternoon. Nevada Arts Council Fellowship winners, Laura Wetherington and Jared Stanley, will be sharing their poetry and honored at a reception today at Western Nevada College.

THURSDAY:

• Turkish Day at the Legislature
• National Day of Prayer (7:30 in Room 3100 of the Legislature AND 11am on the Capitol steps
• CCAI Exhibit: Tuscarora, by artist Ron Arthaud at the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)

Carson Tahoe offers a special opportunity for women with a family history of breast cancer to learn about genetic risks and proactive steps to protect against the disease on May 7 at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center.

Project Pink will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, located at 1535 Medical Parkway in North Carson City from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Admission is free and space is limited, so please secure your spot in advance: Call (775) 445-7500 to RSVP. Come with questions and leave with empowerment, knowledge and hope.

Carson Tahoe offers a special opportunity for women with a family history of breast cancer to learn about genetic risks and proactive steps to protect against the disease.

With Mother’s Day coming up on May 10, Carson Tahoe Health is encouraging women with a family history of breast cancer to be proactive about their breast health by attending their annual event, Project Pink. A woman’s risk of breast cancer doubles if she has a close relative (mother, sister, or daughter) who has been diagnosed with the disease.

Enjoy some hors d'oeuvres and bring your sisters, mothers, daughters and friends and learn from the experts including how breast cancer affects family statistics, how to do self breast exams, the emotional effects of breast cancer, treatment options, and more. Sponsored by the Safeway Foundation. Call 775-445-7500

Educational symposium on breast cancer awareness.

We are bringing mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends together to learn from the experts about how breast cancer effects family risk factors. Sponsored by The Safeway Foundation, PROJECT PINK 2010 is designed to target women who have had breast cancer or who have an immediate family member with breast cancer.

Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare is working with Carson City to turn the region pink for breast cancer awareness. This is the 9th year of ThiNK PiNK. We will be lighting up the capital grounds with pink lights to bring awareness to breast cancer.