Venus Gines Speaks at White House Event Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(October 23, 2009) Venus Gines, MA, Instructor in the Chronic Disease section of the Department of Medicine, joined two other breast cancer survivors invited to tell their personal stories at a White House event hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. After diagnosis all three of these women, like many other breast cancer survivors across the nation, faced major obstacles in obtaining medical insurance with this “preexisting condition.” The First Lady noted that breast cancer survivors “are living in fear of losing their jobs or changing jobs or even moving, because they worry they won't be able to find affordable insurance.”
For more information see WhiteHouse.gov where you can view a video of the entire event or read the full text of the remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama.