October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Providing help and hope through early detection, education, and support services.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and it is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. In fact, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed and 1 woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes. Over 3.3 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today.
Care Resource is actively involved in the fight against breast cancer by helping women get tested to find breast cancer earlier, help them understand their treatment options and cope with the physical and emotional side effects.
For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Care Resource is partnering with the Broward Department of Health’s Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (FBCCEDP) in providing breast and cervical cancer screenings at Care Resource. For more information, please speak with one of Care Resource’s Medical Staff.
“I encourage all women to work with your Care Resource medical provider if concerned about screening mammograms and discuss your concerns with your provider. Together you can decide what’s best for you based on your individual breast cancer risk. Your provider will be able to show you the benefits, risks, and limitations of screening mammograms and the role of breast self-exams in helping you become more familiar with your breasts, which may help you identify abnormalities or changes. They will also be able to explain to you the role of a clinical breast exam, which is an annual examination of your breasts by your provider and is offered at Care Resource.” – Sheryl Zayas, D.O., Medical Director
“All women aged 40 years and older should discuss breast cancer screening with their medical provider. Early detection of breast cancer improves survival, and mammograms are the key. At Care Resource, we help women to live longer with regular breast cancer screening. For those women that do not have insurance, Care Resource can help!” – Patrice Yang, MD, Primary Care Physician
In addition to breast and cervical cancer screenings at Care Resource, the Broward County Health Department is providing free mammograms from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm throughout Broward County in the month of October at the following locations.
10/20 – New Life Brazilian Christian Church, 411 NE 31st Ct, Pompano Beach
10/27- Holy Cross HealthPlex, 1000 NE 56th St, Fort Lauderdale
10/27- New Tabernacle Church, 1026 NW 8th St, Hallandale Beach
At select Care Resource medical locations, to further support awareness of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the health center is hosting Care Resource Pink Day on Wednesday, October 17. Staff and patients are encouraged to wear pink. Patients will receive a pink balloon upon checkout. On Friday, October 19, patients will receive an encouraging poem upon checkout. On Friday, October 26, pink roses will-be-given to patients in honor of those individuals that have lost a loved one to breast cancer, are battling breast cancer or is a survivor of breast cancer.
