LEWISTON – Mayor Lionel Guay will urge better education concerning breast cancer at a Wednesday press conference.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Guay is joining mayors and city officials across the country in calling attention to the deadly cancer.

“Breast cancer affects entire families, as husbands, children, parents and siblings are faced with a tremendous loss when breast cancer takes a loved one,” Guay said. “There is no better time than October, during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for our community’s women to talk with their health-care providers about maintaining their breast health and seeking mammography.”

The mayor will hold a 10 a.m. Wednesday press conference in the Lewiston City Council chambers. He’ll be joined by Kathi Varney, family clinical coordinator at the Central Maine Medical Center’s Sam and Jennie Bennett Breast Care Center, and Pam Sirois, a registered nurse at the Regional Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.