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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College will host 11th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

The 11th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk will be held on March 22 in Falcon Square.

Cerritos College students, faculty, staff, family, administrators and community members who are interested in participating in the event can pre-register or can register on the day of the event between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Ni Bueno, Health Education Department chairperson and athletic coordinator believes that by holding this event, “Women and men can become aware of how to perform self breast examinations and can increase awareness of lifestyle factors that can increase a person’s risk for breast cancer.

“We also like to celebrate the individuals who have survived breast cancer,” she said.

Donations raised for this event will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

“Last year, over $600 was raised and donated and the three individuals who raised the highest donations received gifts donated from the Student Health Services, Staff Development and the Bookstore,” Bueno said.

Though the event partakes in receiving donations it is not the main focus for hosting the event.

“The purpose of the event is not necessarily about raising money, it is rather to increase awareness and to stress the importance of taking charge of your health,” she said.

Students like Jennifer Machado, dental hygiene major, agrees with the school hosting this event, as she believes that many people in the school are or have family members who have struggled with breast cancer.

“It is the school’s way of giving back,” Machado said.

Psychology major, Kiri Leyba  will promote awareness to the youth since, “young people always believe that they are never going to get it (breast cancer).”

Bueno hopes that through this event it will bring  Cerritos College campus and surrounding communities together.

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Cerritos College will host 11th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk