Submitted by Michael Keevican
Community members are invited to join doctors and dietitians from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Sean Russell of SoFlo Vegans, and bands from Dillard High School and Northeast High School at History Fort Lauderdale at noon on Oct. 29 for a FREE Let’s Beat (the Drum for) Breast Cancer rally during the SoFlo Vegans UNITE is a monthly gathering to share the message that eating a plant-based diet can be powerful preventive medicine for breast cancer.
“We want Floridians to know that eating a low-fat plant-based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans, along with other lifestyle steps, can help lower breast cancer risk and is beneficial for breast cancer survivors,” says Stephanie McBurnett, a registered dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who will be attending the rally.
Sean Russell went vegan in 2013 and founded SoFlo Vegans in 2017 after seeing the potential for building a community that chronicles, curates, and supports the growing vegan movement in South Florida.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine with Sean Russell, Founder of SoFlo Vegans
History Fort Lauderdale, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, October 29 starting at 12 noon Dillard High School and Northeast High School are Drummers.
Approximately 42,000 women and 500 men in the United States die from breast cancer each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease disproportionately affects Black women who have a higher rate of death from breast cancer than white women. In 2023, there will be an estimated 22,670 new cases of breast cancer and 3,170 breast cancer deaths in Florida, according to the American Cancer Society.
The Physicians Committee’s Let’s Beat Breast Cancer Campaign encourages people to reduce breast cancer risk by following a four-pronged approach:
*Eat a whole food, plant-based diet.
*Exercise regularly.
*Limit alcohol.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Rally participants will encourage passersby to join the Physicians Committee’s Let’s Beat Breast Cancer campaign by signing up and to getting started on the four steps and receive an all-inclusive Getting Started Guide and e-Cookbook with access to videos, recipes, resources, and “breast-ever” tips for powering through the four steps.
Visit LetsBeatBreastCancer.org to find out more about the rallies organized by the Physicians Committee and held across the country to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month and pledge today to reduce breast cancer incidence.
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in education and research.
