A young health fair attendee shows off her roping skills at the 2019 Breastival on October 19. This year’s event was a western theme titled “Shoot for the Cure.” Photos by Katie Stark/For the Frontiersman
Participants at the 2019 Breastival event play a game of corn hole, provided by Mat-Su Valley Cancer Center. Katie Stark/For the FrontiersmanHealth fair participants throw the hoop during a Mat-Su Women’s Health Specialist game at the 2019 Breastival at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Held annually in October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breastival is an educational forum and survivor celebration event designed to encourage people to get regular screenings. Katie Stark/For the FrontiersmanParticipants at the 2019 Breastival event at Mat-Su Regional could enter their names to win prize drawings provided by each vendor at the health fair. Katie Stark/For the FrontiersmanDr. John Yordy, from Valley Radiation Therapy Center, discusses breast health, screening and treatment options for cancer during his presentation at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center’s Breastival, Saturday, October 19. Katie Stark/For the Frontiersman