Today, she wants women of Cleveland to know the danger of denial. The workshop is co-sponsored by the division of women's health of the Ohio Department of Health. So many women feel like breast cancer is something that cannot happen to them. But the disease is treatable, with positive outcomes, if caught in the early stages. But because we often wait too late, it becomes a death sentence.
Some women are scared to even touch information related to the disease.
We are trying to get people to see that if they don't touch that pamphlet, they might not know what to look for. Allen says the Health Museum workshop is an extension of yearlong efforts to reach out to individuals in low-income housing, residential treatment facilities, and homeless shelters. Wednesday's workshop will include a panel discussion on services for the uninsured low-income women of Cuyahoga County, with representatives from the American Cancer Society, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Free Clinic, North East Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Care Alliance, and North Coast Health Ministry. The Health Museum is located at East 89th and Euclid. All rights reserved.