{"id":331077,"date":"2024-10-17T12:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=331077"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:33:34","slug":"dominicans-encouraged-to-wear-pink-today-in-observance-of-breast-cancer-awareness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/dominicans-encouraged-to-wear-pink-today-in-observance-of-breast-cancer-awareness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominicans encouraged to wear pink today in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-331079\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_20241017_102840_Gmail-642x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"618\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President of the Dominica Cancer Society (DCS) Yvonne Alexander is encouraging the general public to wear pink today in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breast cancer\u00a0is one of the\u00a0leading causes of death among women globally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Dominica Cancer Society is calling on all our supporters, friends, members of the Dominica Cancer Society to dress in pink, Thursday, 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of October helping us raise awareness about breast cancer,\u201d she encouraged. \u201cThe day is referred to as pink day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander also called on individuals to speak about breast cancer and consider getting screened.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd quite apart from screening to do their breast-self examination,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added, \u201cSo the call is for all members, friends, supporters of the Dominica Cancer Society to assist us in raising awareness about breast cancer by wearing pink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month globally. 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