National Breast Center Inaugural October Brunch Coming To The Ritz Carlton Pentagon City

PENTAGON CITY, Va., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Breast Center, will host a brunch during the month of October in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The event will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City, VA beginning with a VIP reception at 11:00 am and followed by brunch at 12:30 pm.

The event is designed to bring the community together to honor breast cancer awareness month, to increase knowledge about screening and treatment options, and to speak on the launch of National Breast Center Foundation and its charitable programs. The brunch will also honor cancer survivors and medical professionals who advocate for breast cancer patients, and will outline plans the Center has to help women in the community.

"One in eight (12.3%) women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer within their lifetime.  Although there is an increase in early detection rates, breast cancer remains the second leading cause of death among women. It is estimated that 232,670 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2014 with approximately 40,000 directly related deaths." (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, 2014) http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html

"There are tools that use cutting-edge technology to improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer that are available in our community. Unfortunately they are utilized in less than 20% of women that would benefit from them...We know how to fix these problems, and every day, women in our clinic benefit from our unique approach. We want to touch more lives in more ways and improve the availability and quality of breast cancer care," said Dr. David C. Weintritt, MD FACS, board certified breast surgeon and founder of the National Breast Center.

Funds raised at the event will help with the launch of the foundation and the mission to improve the lives of women by removing barriers that prevent proper screening, diagnosis, and education about treatments available. The National Breast Center Foundation will be committed to setting the standard in improving outcomes through education, personalized risk assessment, access to care, and support during treatments for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer.

The National Breast Center Inaugural Brunch is brought to the community by CBLPath and Dr. Ali Al-Attar as presenting sponsors.

Contact: [email protected]  
Phone: 703-664-2403  
URL: www.nationalbreastcenter.com  

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SOURCE National Breast Center