The public is invited to a free Spanish-language screening of a documentary about Southern Arizona Hispanic women with breast cancer this weekend.
The premiere showing of "Mujer a Mujer: Una Conversación Sobre Cáncer de Seno" ("Woman to woman: A Conversation About Breast Cancer") is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the DuVal Auditorium at University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. A screening in English is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, also in DuVal.
Scheduled to be in attendance is Dr. Ana MarÃa López, an Arizona Cancer Center breast cancer oncologist who also is associate dean of outreach and multicultural affairs at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. López spearheaded the film to address what she says is a lack of culturally and linguistically competent materials available for Latinas newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer among Hispanic women, American Cancer Society data show. Also, breast cancer mortality rates over the past decade have not decreased at the same level for Latinas as for non-Hispanic whites.
Funded by the Susan B. Komen for the Cure of Southern Arizona, the documentary film was developed in English and Spanish to record and share the wisdom of breast-cancer survivors from across Southern Arizona, including Nogales, Yuma, Douglas and Tucson.
Program staff members and a film crew from the UA College of Medicine's biomedical communications department traveled to each community and conducted interviews. Cancer patients talked about critical decision-making points, including the time of diagnosis, treatment decisions and how to seek family support.
For more information about viewing or obtaining the video, e-mail Angela Valencia at avalencia@azcc. arizona.edu or call 626-0331.
