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Millersville University is holding an event, entitled Breast-a-Ville, outside of Health Services on campus in conjunction with the Wellness Fair on September 20, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Breast-a-Ville event is a wellness fair that focuses on breast health and breast cancer education.
“One of Dr. Jennifer Wood’s public relations classes helped us by conducting a survey on breast health last semester– her class came up with the name,” said Jenny Monn, University nurse practitioner. “John Hopkins University Breast Center held the first Breastival™ in 2001, but the PR students liked Breast-a-Ville better, since we’re ‘The Ville.’”
Breast-a-Ville is part of the Breast Health Initiative that was started by Dr. Dennis Denenberg in honor of his sister, Diana Denenberg Durand. “My sister is a hero,” said Denenberg. “In her 18-year struggle with breast cancer, Diana showed how the human spirit can overcome adversity to live a quality life.”
Breast-a-Ville will educate students in many ways about breast health and breast cancer through the interactive event. Young men attending the event will learn and understand that breast cancer does not only affect women, but men, too. Students will learn about breast cancer organizations that offer resources for support, education, research and outreach to communities. Attendees will also benefit from the Breast-a-Ville event when they learn how to take care of themselves with training on how to perform breast self-exams. In addition, there will be community agencies to answer questions, activities and chances to win prizes.
It is Denenberg’s hope that Millersville University students will honor Diana’s memory by becoming more aware of how to detect this disease and take steps to fight it. Denenberg has also funded the Diana Denenberg Durand Spirit Garden, located in the courtyard of Stayer Hall. Denenberg was a professor at Millersville from 1987 until his retirement in 2002, and his sister Diana graduated from Millersville State Teachers College in 1967 with a degree in mathematics.
“Our tag line for the Breast-a-Ville is ‘I Got the Message.’ So I guess you could say that the Breast-a-Ville is the first of its kind here at Millersville. It’s a campus-wide event focused on breast health education and breast cancer prevention. We’re hoping everyone ‘Gets the Message,” said Monn.
For more information about Breast-a-Ville, contact Monn at Jenny.Monn@millersville.edu or 717-872-3250.
One reply on ““Get the Message” at Breast-a-Ville”
This is an awesome resource for anyone in Lancaster County and especially young people at Millersville. My daughter was diagnosed at the age of 21 last January with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (Breast Cancer). She stored her cell phone in her bra for countless hours a day for at least 5 years. Her tumors aligned exactly where her cell phone was. She had to have a total left mastectomy and radiation as treatment. I am currently working to raise awareness for cell phone storage and breast cancer. My daughter is not alone in this fight as there have been quite a few women diagnosed with breast who have stored their cell phones in their bras. Even though doctors have told me that there is no medical evidence to prove this fact there is No medical evidence to DISPROVE it either. With no genetic pre-disposition this is not just a coincidence. It’s not worth the risk-just don’t do it!