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August 1, 2011
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Women Supporting Women (WSW) is a nonprofit organization started in 1993 by three area women who saw a need to help other women with breast cancer. WSW provides awareness, education and support to all those who are affected by breast cancer. The group offers private mentoring and conducts monthly support group meetings in Salisbury, Berlin, Crisfield, and Cambridge that are led by a licensed facilitator. Women Supporting Women actively conducts community outreach through health fairs, guest speakers and organizational partnerships.

For more information, contact:

Women Supporting Women

1320 Belmont Avenue, Suite 402
Salisbury, MD 21804
410.548.7880

*Statistic from American Cancer Society, 2011.

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