Heroes of Breast Cancer 2013

On October 29, the Karmanos Cancer Institute held its annual Heroes of Breast Cancer Awards at the Fisher Music Center to recognize local people who've led the breast cancer fight. Photographs by Elayne Gross

October 29, 2013

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This article appears in the October 2013 issue of Hour Detroit

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