WGME and WCSH cover lecture by breast cancer fighter, author Ann Murray Paige

WGME13 and WCSH6 TV covered a 91AV-hosted lecture by breast cancer fighter, author, filmmaker Ann Murray Paige at the Portland Campus Oct. 23, 2011.

Paige, a Mainer and former anchor with WCSH6, Portland, became an unwilling filmmaker, a breast cancer fighter, the author of two books, and an expert blogger after her surprise diagnosis of breast cancer while in her 30s.  Her film, "The Breast Cancer Diaries" is an unscripted and sometimes humorous documentary of her diagnosis and the year that followed. This past summer she published Pink Tips, Breast Cancer Advice from Someone Who's Been There, culling her 50 best tips that got her through the worst year of her life.

A number of local news anchors attended the event. Following her lecture, Paige signed copies of Pink Tips.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.