Online Calendar of Breast Cancer Awareness Events

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 6 No 8
Volume 6
Issue 8

NEW YORK--The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO), together with the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors, has created the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) Online Calendar as the one-stop source for all October 1997 events.

NEW YORK--The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO),together with the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors,has created the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM)Online Calendar as the one-stop source for all October 1997 events.

Supported by an educational grant from Zeneca Healthcare Foundation,this project allows the breast cancer community, the media, and the generalpublic to learn about NBCAM events nationwide. The Calendar will be displayedon NABCO's Web site through November 15, 1997 (http://www.nabco.org).

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