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Jupiter Medical Center Korczynski is one of this year’s breast cancer
Commemorates Breast Cancer survivor success stories who had a right breast
mastectomy and five lymph nodes removed
Awareness Month With Its at Jupiter Medical Center this past January.
In partnership with Jupiter Medical Center
Third Annual Pink Chair and the Niedland Breast Center, Korczynski

Project is helping educate our community about early
signs of breast cancer in men.
A lifelong outdoorsman, Korczynski explains the
Campaign Celebrates Local Breast Cancer inspiration for the design of his chair, which can be found
Survivors And Highlights The Inspiration For at Park Avenue BBQ in The Gardens Mall. “I have always
Their Journey loved hunting and fishing; they are simple pleasures. You try
your best, hope for the best. Some days you catch something
Jupiter Medical and some days you don’t. But I’m always thankful for the
Center and The outdoors, the sun and the sky and being alive. My chair, as
Margaret W. Niedland you can see, reflects my love of hunting and fishing. My
Breast Center are family helped decorate the chair which is a reflection of their
commemorating Breast love and support for me for which I am always grateful for!”
Cancer Awareness Month with its third annual “Pink Chair This year’s Pink Chair Project also spotlights the inspiring
Project,” a campaign that honors breast cancer patients and success story of mother and daughter Dena and Irene, breast
survivors and raises awareness about breast health during cancer survivors who were both diagnosed less than a month
the month of October. apart. They used humor as the inspiration for their chair
Celebrating its third year, the project features chairs design: “Our family uses humor to get through difficult
decorated by local breast cancer survivors and patients situations. We have both been very open with family and
whose designs reflect the inspiration that helped them friends about our diagnoses as well as keeping everyone
navigate through their diagnosis and treatment. Now updated on our journeys through social media in a humorous
through the end of the month, the chairs will be on display and positive way. Laughing about our challenges and poking
at businesses in The Gardens Mall and surrounding Jupiter fun at the odd things our bodies are going through has helped
communities throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month. others feel more comfortable talking about what’s happening.
Each chair is as unique as the designer and is accompanied When others can have a giggle, too, it really helps keep us
by a display that explains the origins of each survivor’s moving forward with a positive attitude!”
inspiration and encourages men and women to schedule Both Dena and Irene are artists and chose to incorporate
their mammograms regularly. their infectious sense of humor and artistic style to create
“Each year, far too many people and their families are their chair themed, “Save the Boobies,” which was designed
affected by breast cancer and we must do more to educate as a play on words around the blue-footed booby birds.
people about the importance of getting mammograms for With a reputation of being “like no breast center you’ve
early detection,” said Dr. Amit Rastogi, president and CEO ever seen,” The Margaret W. Niedland Breast Center is
of Jupiter Medical Center. “We are proud to support such a state-of-the-art facility housing the most advanced and
an important and personal campaign for Breast Cancer sophisticated imaging and diagnostic equipment, and has
Awareness Month through our Pink Chair Project and bring met the high standards of the National Accreditation Program
more awareness to the community about these incredible for breast centers and carries the Breast Imaging Center of About Jupiter Medical Center
survivor stories.” Excellence seal from the American College of Radiology. Rated number one for safety, quality and patient satisfaction,
With one in eight women estimated to develop breast All of the participants in the Pink Chair Project are Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class
cancer each year, the Pink Chair Project aims to raise patients of Jupiter Medical Center Comprehensive Breast health care in Palm Beach County and across the Treasure Coast
awareness of the importance of diagnostic screening, with Care Program. The program provides clinical excellence region. Recognized as the region’s only independent, not-for-
the goal of early diagnosis and treatment to save lives. Many with compassionate care through a team approach to ensure profit hospital, Jupiter Medical Center offers a comprehensive
of the participants’ stories stress this message, with many the needs of all patients and caregivers are met on a personal continuum of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services,
attributing their survival story based on catching their cancer level. The program offers state-of-the-art 3-D mammography, expertise and specialties, including orthopedics and spine care,
at its earliest stage and encouraging women to get their same-day results and follow-up imaging, a patient navigation cancer care, cardiac and vascular care, comprehensive stroke,
mammograms and other diagnostic tests annually. team, high risk screening, genetic counseling and testing in a obstetrics and maternity care, pediatrics, emergency care as
Although it’s rare, about one percent of all breast cancer multidisciplinary clinic. The program also offers clinical trials, well as diagnostic imaging, screening, testing and urgent care.
cases in the U.S. occur in men according to the National innovative reconstruct surgery techniques, radiation therapy, For more information about Jupiter Medical Center, please call
Breast Cancer Foundation. Local Jupiter resident Gerard outpatient chemotherapy, along with support services and a (561) 263-2234 or visit www.jupitermed.com.
survivorship program. For more information or to schedule a
mammogram, call (561) 263-4414 or visit jupitermed.com. Photos provided by Jupiter Medical Center

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