Hundreds attend Women’s Health and Cancer Prevention Event in Tampa [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. – More than 500 women attended AdventHealth’s 3rd Annual Women’s Health and Cancer Prevention Event on Saturday at the J.W. Marriot in Tampa. Women got to undergo health screenings and hear from doctors about how to best stay on top of their health.

For some women, staying on top of your health can be tough, especially for working moms.

“I always put my kids, appointments for the dentist and the pediatrician and everything first, and not so much my own and because we put ourselves last we neglect our own care,” Kay Meyer Breast Care Center Medical Director Dr. Rachel Burke said.

Dr. Burke wants to make it easier for women to know what to watch out for. That’s why she, along with AdventHealth, hosted the Women’s Health and Cancer Prevention Event where attendees got to under health screenings like cholesterol tests and blood pressure screenings. A major topic of discussion …