Sisters Network® Inc. Celebrates 30th Anniversary ‘The Power of Sisterhood’ During 2024 National Black Breast Cancer Summit
HOUSTON — In celebration of 30 years as the leading Black-led national organization dedicated to the Black breast cancer crisis movement, Sisters Network® Inc. will host the 2024 National Black Breast Cancer Summit. The event is on Oct. 4-6, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency-Galleria, located at 2626 Sage Rd., Houston, Texas 77056. The summit is free and open to the public.
The two-day summit features leading breast health medical experts from major medical institutions who will present the latest information on breast health and survivorship. Registration is open now at sistersnetworkinc.org.
Black women are 42% more likely to die of breast cancer, as compared to white women. Black women under age 35 are diagnosed at two times the rate as white women and are more likely to die at three times the rate.
“Our National Black Breast Cancer Summit is needed now more than ever,” stated Karen E. Jackson, the founder/CEO of Sisters Network Inc. “Our sisters are facing alarming breast cancer challenges. It’s imperative that we amplify the Black breast cancer crisis, educate the community to help save our sisters lives.”
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“Sisters Network is committed to empowering and educating Black women about the importance of early detection, advocating for health equity, eliminating barriers, and increasing access to quality care for all women,” Jackson added.
During the summit on Saturday, October 5 at 12 p.m., Sisters Network® Inc. will also host the 30th Anniversary Pretty In Pink Luncheon & Style Show featuring fashions presented by Saks Fifth Avenue. Tickets may be purchased for $100. A portion of the funds raised support the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP).
“As Sisters Network® Inc. celebrates 30 years of being at the forefront of the Black breast cancer movement, I’m inspired by the courage and resilience of the countless Black women our organization has provided emotional support and a sisterhood to during their breast cancer journey, the lives we have saved by educating Black women about breast health and the over $1.6 million in financial assistance and mammogram support we have offered to the Black community,” Jackson said.
The National Black Breast Cancer Summit is sponsored by Merck, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Eisai, and Genentech.
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