In a ceremony today in the Hall of Flags at the State Capitol, Lt. Governor M. Jodi Rell placed a 6-foot wreath festooned with pink ribbons to mark October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Connecticut.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in the United States.
It is estimated that 2,600 women in Connecticut will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and approximately 600 will die from the disease. Also, at the request of the Lt. Governor, dozens of cities and towns across the state are joining the effort to promote breast cancer awareness by placing wreaths on town halls or other appropriate municipal buildings. Officials from Trumbull, Berlin, Clinton, Bristol, and North Haven Stratford are among those who have scheduled local wreath hanging ceremonies.