Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), October 2021, went by in the blink of an eye. This BCAM felt different though. The traditionally ubiquitous pink, the social media accounts plastered in pink ribbons were so much less visible this year. BCAM 2021 was dimmer; its message of breast cancer awareness overshadowed by the constant threat of...
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis, NJ: Breast Cancer Survivors May Be Skipping Out on Mammograms
A recent study suggests that breast cancer survivors aren’t getting regular follow-up mammograms – even when their insurance covers the procedure. Most doctors recommend that women undergo frequent mammograms after surviving a breast cancer diagnosis in order to detect disease recurrence, and catch it in its earliest stages. However, a recent study published in the...