Vail Valley cancer book translated into Spanish
“Cancer de Mama 101” is due Nov. 10 in Vail Valley
Vail Daily
VAIL, Colorado — The Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group is publishing “Cancer de Mama 101” to serve the growing Hispanic community in Eagle County.
The English version of the book, “Breast Cancer 101: A Basic Introduction” has already been published. It was written by Sherry Goldman, director of the High Risk Program at the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center, and Brenda Himelfarb, breast cancer survivor and co-founder of the Breast Cancer Awareness Group.
Eagle County residents Rocio Garcia-Aguirre and Brenda Chavez, who work for the Eagle County School District, have translated the book into Spanish. The book was underwritten by The Futernick Family Fund of Miami,.
The authors describe the book as “an intimate, quick-reading manual with basic information that cuts through all the medical jargon and gets to the heart of what everyone wants and needs to know about breast cancer.”
“I am thrilled that the book is now available in Spanish for our Hispanic community,” said Patti Weinstein, co-founder of the Breast Cancer Awareness Group. “Not only will it raise breast cancer awareness, but I really feel it has the potential to reach out beyond our community.”
The book has been endorsed by Dr. Susan Love, noted breast cancer surgeon and founder of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, as well as breast cancer survivor and television producer, Linda Ellerbee, among others.
“We can't put a price on the invaluable information that we learned while translating 'Cancer de Mama,'” Chavez and Garcia-Aguirre, said. “We are so excited to be part of this project because we know it's for people who can really use this information.”
“Cancer de Mama 101,” due Nov. 10, will be available at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center's library as well as other medical facilities in Eagle County. It will be available for purchase at Roxy in Vail and Beaver Creek, or you may call 970-479-8595 to order a copy.
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