Millions Learn of Sister Study Following National Launch
Pictured left to right are Sister Study volunteer Wish Martin, NIEHS Director Dr. Kenneth Olden, and Dr. Sandler at the national launch press conference.
Without a doubt, the Sister Study made an impressive national debut at a press conference in Washington , DC, on October 18, 2004. Representing the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences were NIEHS Director Dr. Kenneth Olden and Sister Study Principal Investigator Dr. Dale Sandler. Also there were representatives from the study’s partners, including Jennifer Cawley from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; Dr. Roshini George from the American Cancer Society; and Margaret Kirk, Chief Executive Officer of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Other attendees included Sister Study representatives Lourdes Suarez, Vernal Branch, and Dr. Paula Juras; participant spokespersons Patricia Bango and Anne Raffaelli; breast cancer survivors Darlene Nipper, Wish Martin, and Eugenie Thompson; and members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.