NEW YORK — Friday is Nationwide Mammography Day, which is noticed each October as a part of Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month.
It serves as a reminder to all ladies that mammograms are vitally essential to detect the early phases of breast most cancers. We all know early detection could be a life-saver.
In accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, breast most cancers is the second commonest most cancers for ladies within the U.S. Black ladies die from breast most cancers at a better price than white ladies.
However screenings like mammography scale back the mortality price by 30%.
Valley Hospital Director of Breast Imaging Dr. Scott DeGregorio, who additionally practices out of radiology associates of Ridgewood, joined CBS2 to speak in regards to the significance of getting your annual screening.
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