New Research Reveals Russian Women Lack Sufficient Breast Cancer Resources
In response to the growing number of Breast Cancer diagnosis and mortality rates among women around the world and including Russia, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) will bring together government officials, healthcare professionals NGO’s and breast cancer survivors at an unprecedented 2-day conference. A partnership with the Susan G. Komen foundation, the conference hopes to educate, train, and build advocacy programs that will assist the estimated 50,000 Russian women diagnosed with Breast Cancer yearly. The event will take place on October 24th, in the midst of International Breast Cancer Awareness month and is part of JDC’s Women’s Health Empowerment Program (WHEP).