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Local oncologist to keynote Wonderful Women Breast Cancer Support Group program
The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement will host the 2025 Wonderful Women Breast Cancer Support Group program on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 p.m. in the auditorium at The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave.
Dr. Lisa Thomas
Dr. Lisa Thomas, an oncologist with Hematology & Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania, will deliver this year’s keynote address, joined by several breast cancer survivors who will share their personal stories.
The program will also feature Julie Rutkowski of the Strong and Coura’Jess Foundation. The foundation was established in 2019 by her daughter, Jessica Rutkowski, after she was diagnosed with stage 4 triple-negative breast cancer. A mother of three, Jessica died in 2021.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. To register or learn more, contact Holly Przasnyski, co-director of The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement, at 570-209-3275 or [email protected].
The Wonderful Women Breast Cancer Support Group Committee includes representatives from across The Wright Center enterprise and community partners, united in advancing education, advocacy, and support for those affected by breast cancer.
The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement is a nonprofit subsidiary of The Wright Centers for Community Health. The organization supports the nonprofit enterprise’s mission to improve the health and welfare of our communities through responsive, whole-person health services for all and the sustainable renewal of an inspired, competent workforce that is privileged to serve by involving patients and communities in transforming primary health care, fostering workforce development, and addressing public health challenges.
Focused on education, advocacy, and addressing barriers to care, The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement assists the region’s most vulnerable populations, including those experiencing poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, limited educational and employment opportunities, lack of transportation, social isolation, and other hardships. Guided by a board of patients and local professionals, it leads community initiatives such as health fairs, food and blood drives, and school supply giveaways. Its signature fundraising event, the annual Dr. William Waters Golf Tournament, provides vital resources to sustain these programs.
Visit TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-230-0019 for more information about The Wright Center for Community Health, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, and The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement.
