FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, January 22, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Rob Lowe, host of "Informed" for Public Television, will introduce a new segment to be aired in 2017 on breast cancer. Sadly, many Americans know or have known someone personally affected by breast cancer. Many people have lost mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters to this terrible disease. While modern medicine rushes to find a cure, both Americans and people around the world continue to struggle... and many continue to lose their lives.

Host Rob Lowe will introduce this new segment that will discuss the treatments and medications that give patients new hope. The segments will also speak with experts in the field, and ask for their insights into whether they think we can one day rid the world of breast cancer. Tune in, understand the problems, and be part of the solution. Learn about the people being affected, the treatments being offered, and the people who support patients through these times.

The award-winning "Informed" series is developed by a veteran production team of writers, producers, and editors, and is distributed nationwide to Public Television and PBS Member stations.

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