Overview

• The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition led a press event at the State Capitol, lighting the fountain pink as a visible reminder during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
• State Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward said outreach tied to the effort reached 34 million people.
• The American Cancer Society projects more than 316,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year.
• The coalition cites more than 13,000 breast cancer diagnoses in Pennsylvania annually.
• Coverage reiterated guidance to begin routine mammograms around age 40, with earlier screening advised for those with a direct family history.