Breast Cancer Support Group Opens Pop-up In Pilsen To Help Survivors

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Maribel Corder (left) and Araceli Lucio practice knitting breast prostheses for low-income breast cancer survivors in Pilsen. Nereida Moreno / WBEZ
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Maribel Corder (left) and Araceli Lucio practice knitting breast prostheses for low-income breast cancer survivors in Pilsen. Nereida Moreno / WBEZ

Breast Cancer Support Group Opens Pop-up In Pilsen To Help Survivors

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic and Latina women living in the United States. Morning Shift takes a look at a new pop-up that is raising money for cancer survivors by knitting breast prostheses. We also talk to Katherine Tossas-Milligan, a cancer epidemiologist and research assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, about the barriers Hispanic women face when it comes to access to health services.