Annual Pink Ribbon Walk, ceremony held in Seaford

Last Monday night, breast cancer survivors, health care workers, Seaford elected officials and employees, and local citizens joined to take part in the annual Pink Ribbon Walk to create

TidalHealth and the city of Seaford held its annual Pink Ribbon Walk last Monday.
“We are sitting and standing among miracles,” said TidalHealth Nanticoke Chaplain Daniel Walton.

awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness. The group walked from the Allen Cancer Center to the Gateway Park where a ceremony took place.

“At TidalHealth Nanticoke we’re a community,” said TidalHealth Nanticoke President. “Every pink ribbon represents a story.

Short shared that in 2025 over 310,000 new breast cancer diagnoses will be made in the United States. While early detection improves outcomes, 54 percent of women 40 years of age or older do not adhere to recommendations recommendations to get an annual mammogram. She added that this gives cancer more opportunities to grow undetected and results in more aggressive treatment, higher costs, and lower survivor rate.

The hospital recently raised over $1 million for a mammography van which it will bring to underserved neighborhoods.

“Thank you for taking care of yourself,” Seaford Mayor Matt MacCoy said prior to reading the city’s proclamation proclaming the month of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “The decision you make today will affect your life tomorrow.”

“Anybody that contributes to this (Pink Ribbon Walk) is just awesome,” said survivor Erin Murphy, who shared her story.