October is National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As a strong supporter of breast cancer
awareness, I wanted to share with you some information about what I am doing to
alleviate this health problem that afflicts so many women and effects so many
lives.
To encourage breast
cancer awareness, each year I award a breast cancer survivor from the 1st
Congressional District who is dedicated and determined to bringing the issue of
breast cancer to the forefront. I named the award the Nancy Pilver Breast
Cancer Heroine Award after the late Nancy Pilver of Manchester, who was the inaugural recipient
in 1999. Nancy
touched so many lives with her drive, determination, passion, and tireless work
for change on both the state and federal level. Past winners include Barbara Smith of Windsor (2000), Mim Snyder of Manchester (2001), and Shwana Brathwaite of East
Hartford (2003), Judith Melchreit of Wethersfield
(2004), and Maria Palomares of Manchester
(2006).
On December 28,
Congressman Larson presented the 7th Annual Nancy Pilver Breast Cancer Heroine
Award to Maria Palomares of Manchester.
Larson gives the award each year to a woman from the 1st District who has shown
extraordinary dedication to working on the issue of breast cancer through
education, prevention, treatment, and awareness. Larson was joined by
Susan Davis of the CT Breast Cancer Coalition Foundation, Dr. Andrew Salner of
the Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford
Hospital, Palomares, and 2000 award
winner Barbara Smith of Windsor.
Bills Cosponsored
H.R. 493 -
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act
Prohibit health
insurers and employers from discriminating based on genetic information.
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