UF and FIU team up against breast cancer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and Florida International University are joining forces to fight breast cancer in advance of Saturday’s football game between the Gators and Panthers.
The first-ever match-up gives the two universities a rare opportunity to share information on breast cancer prevention and detection with thousands of fans gathered for the game.
UF’s new Gator Mobile Health Clinic, with a big pink bow on it, will be parked in the FanFest area south of the O’Connell Center between 9 a.m. and noon.
Here are some of the event highlights:
- Meet U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a breast cancer survivor and staunch supporter of breast cancer research, education and awareness. Wasserman Schultz is a UF graduate and represents Florida’s 20th congressional district, which encompasses parts of Florida from Fort Lauderdale to Miami Beach.
- Get answers to questions about breast cancer from UF medical school students.
- Take a tour of the bus, which will be launched in January for health outreach in the community.
- Take home a door hanger for your bedroom, bathroom or closet showing the correct way to conduct a breast self-examination.
- Pick up a free pink rally towel embroidered with “UF and FIU: Teaming Up Against Breast Cancer.”
The event is sponsored by UF Student Government, Gator Well Health Promotion Services, FIU’s Women’s Center, FIU Student Government, the UF College of Medicine and the Shands Cancer Hospital at UF.
For more information, contact Janine Sikes at 352-846-3903 or e-mail her at jysikes@ufl.edu.
