Just A Public Service Announcement...

Ladies, please make sure this month, you give credence to yourself and perform a bi-lateral self-breast exam.

 If you are forty and older, make sure you ask your physician to give you a referral to get a mammogram.

And within that equation, make sure you got an Annual Pap Smear to rule out Cervical Cancer.
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In addition, if you are fifty and older, man/female, make sure you schedule yourself to get a colonoscopy.

People without a history of cancer should begin colonoscopies at age 50, but people with a family history of cancer should begin their screenings at age 40.

And men, make sure you get screened for Prostate Cancer and a blood test (PSA) I can hear the groans, I know the procedure is deemed uncomfortable but early detection does help your odd as a better chance of survival.

As a nurse I strongly recommend African American men to definitely get screened for cancer during a routine physical, which should include a fasting lab.

According to the American Cancer Society

Colorectal cancer also disproportionately affects the Black community, where the rates are the highest of any racial/ethnic group in the US. African Americans are about 20% more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other groups.

Early detection by Annual Screenings or by Blood Work does save lives.