Breast cancer survivors receive honors at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From left, Aurora Police Sergeant Liz Robinson-Chan, Francesca Manzella, Dorothy LeSure, Micki Lear, and Gloria Cervantes. Ward 1 alderman Kristina “Tina” Bohman shared her struggle with breast cancer a little more than two years earlier and encouraged mamograms. Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns shared tearful memories of the family and friends who struggled with cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women in the U.S..
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