Breast Cancer Awareness
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month As we end the month of October nationally known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, lets not end the fight against breast cancer and creating awareness. This month is used to remind us to get our scheduled mammograms and perform our self-breast exams. I can't tell you how many times I have women tell me that they don't get their mammograms because it hurts, well there has been many advancements in technology, and medical research and advancement is c onstantly evolving. I was touched by seeing so many stories posted about breast cancer survivors this month, its amazing to read about your courage and strength. Many facilities are now using 3D mammography, which is a Three-dimensional (3-D) mammography, also known as digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), is a type of digital mammography in which x-ray machines are used to take pictures of thin "slices" of the breast from different angles and computer softwar...