Chevrolet Revs Up Its Breast Cancer Support For Fifth-Consecutive Year

Statistically, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and breast cancer accounts for one in three of all cancers in women. That’s one reason education about the disease is so important.

A metro-Atlanta doctor is fighting to change that with a clinic on wheels, created to help women without insurance in under served areas get the life-saving treatment they need.

“It’s phenomenal. I hadn’t done the run until we started Bling for Boobies in 2013 and I was shocked at how many people were there, how well organized it is, and how profound it is”, says Berg. But that wasn’t the case seven years ago. She says being informed can save your life.

Dawn Smith, director of communications at the University of Illinois Cancer Center, said organizers wanted to inform patients of the resources available to them and help others understand what “survivorship” means.

The cancer didn’t defeat her. She completed her treatments in August.

“It feels wonderful. Just wonderful”.

In 2014, 65.2 percent of Wyoming women age 40 and over reported having a mammogram in the past two years, according to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

“This is especially true for our local women who come in for medical checks too late as a result of fear”. Within the country many women still don’t have information about the different tools of early detection, while others don’t know whether they are at high risk or when they should get screened.

“Mammography is breast compression”, Hayes said.

This year we raise the stakes!

Janelle Carda, a Development Manager with the American Cancer Society, said the community is stepping up for Sunday’s event in Pasley Park. And if we followed those [recent] guidelines, their cancers may not have been caught in time. You can call 718-250-8708 for them to provide you with your nearest screening center. During these games attendees are encouraged to wear pink and to have their picture taken with fun awareness signs.

While a screening mammogram will detect most breast cancers, a small percentage can not be detected.