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Make Polk (County FL) Pink Week: Walk of the Roses Aimed at Hispanic Women
By Gary White
THE LEDGER
Published: Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 10:24 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 10:24 p.m.
Polk County is going not only pink but also rosa.
Hispanic women have a 20 percent greater risk of dying from breast cancer than non-Hispanic white women, a recent study concluded. Such facts are the reason for the Walk of the Roses, an informational luncheon geared toward Hispanic women ...
Brenda Ramirez Crocker, chairwoman of the Walk of the Roses, said the luncheon is intended to dispel the fears that keep some Hispanic women from seeking screening and treatment for breast cancer ...
http://www.theledger.com/article/20120105/NEWS/120109688