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Riverside hosts events for Breast Cancer Awareness month

Riverside Health System is hosting events throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness month (HNNDaily Photo/ Courtesy of Sydney Rae)
Riverside Health System is hosting events throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness month (HNNDaily Photo/ Courtesy of Sydney Rae)

NEWPORT NEWS — Riverside Health System will host breast cancer awareness events throughout the region starting this month.

According to the hospital’s event page, the events will vary in nature and range from fundraising opportunities and relay walks to informational sessions and cancer screenings.

Here’s a list events in the Newport News area:

  • Real Men Wear Pink Campaign (through Oct. 31)
    • About: Raise awareness and money to support the American Cancer Society breast cancer initiatives and help save lives.
    • For more information, click here.
  • Education Opportunity (Oct. 24. 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
    • Location: Canon Health Fair, Newport News.
    • About: Riverside Cancer Services team educates the company on breast health and HPV-cervical health at their Member Benefit Day.
    • For more information, call 800-520-7006.

For a complete list of events in the Hampton Roads area, visit Riverside Health System’s website.

Julia Marsigliano
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Julia Marsigliano is a multimedia reporter for WYDaily. She covers everything on the Peninsula from local government and law enforcement agencies to family-run businesses and weather updates. Before WYDaily, she covered Hampton and Newport News for WYDaily’s sister publication, HNNDaily before both publications merged in December 2018. Julia was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Long Island, New York in 2001. A true New Yorker, she loves pizza, bagels and good Chinese food. Send comments, tips and other tidbits to julia@localvoicemedia.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @jmarsigliano

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