WHAT: Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) will join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and other advocates for a press conference to highlight legislation to better protect Pennsylvania residents from prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the commonwealth and, when detected early, is often treatable and survivable.
Senate Bill 447, and its House companion legislation House Bill 281, would align Pennsylvania prostate cancer screening with scientific best practices and remove barriers that obstruct high risk individuals from getting screened.
WHO:
- Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37)
- James Waddington, prostate cancer survivor
- Audra DeVaughn, Blackout PCA, Founder
- Dr. Leonard Gomella, MD, FACS, Bernard Godwin, Jr. Professor in Prostate Cancer, Thomas Jefferson University
WHERE: Main Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m.