Wednesday, October 01, 2008
For yourself, for your loved ones, GET A MAMMOGRAM done!
Women 40 years old and older need a yearly mammogram.
If you can't remember the last time you had a mammogram, you may be overdue.
Sure it's a drag to have to make an appointment and go do it, sure it's uncomfortable.... but when it's all said and done, good or bad results, you'll be so glad you did. You'll know where you stand. Tell your friends. This is important in your life. This is big.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives. But the good news is that mammograms--X-ray pictures of the breast--can detect breast cancer early, when it's most treatable.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a mammogram can show a lump in the breast an average of one to three years earlier than a woman can feel it.
Mammograms are our best tool for early detection.
In short, a mammogram can save your life.*
WHERE CAN I GET A MAMMOGRAM?
Be sure to get a mammogram from a facility certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These places must meet high standards for their x-ray machines and staff.
Check out the FDA's web site on the Internet at:
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html
for a list of FDA-certified mammography facilities.
Some of these facilities also offer digital mammograms.
Your health care provider, local medical clinic, or local or state health department can tell you were to get no-cost or low-cost mammograms. Also, call the National Cancer Institute's toll free number 1-800-422-6237 for information on no-cost or low-cost mammograms.*
Take time to be good to yourself. Take time for a mammogram.
My best to you. Blessings!-Missygirl*
Women 40 years old and older need a yearly mammogram.
If you can't remember the last time you had a mammogram, you may be overdue.
Sure it's a drag to have to make an appointment and go do it, sure it's uncomfortable.... but when it's all said and done, good or bad results, you'll be so glad you did. You'll know where you stand. Tell your friends. This is important in your life. This is big.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives. But the good news is that mammograms--X-ray pictures of the breast--can detect breast cancer early, when it's most treatable.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a mammogram can show a lump in the breast an average of one to three years earlier than a woman can feel it.
Mammograms are our best tool for early detection.
In short, a mammogram can save your life.*
WHERE CAN I GET A MAMMOGRAM?
Be sure to get a mammogram from a facility certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These places must meet high standards for their x-ray machines and staff.
Check out the FDA's web site on the Internet at:
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html
for a list of FDA-certified mammography facilities.
Some of these facilities also offer digital mammograms.
Your health care provider, local medical clinic, or local or state health department can tell you were to get no-cost or low-cost mammograms. Also, call the National Cancer Institute's toll free number 1-800-422-6237 for information on no-cost or low-cost mammograms.*
Take time to be good to yourself. Take time for a mammogram.
My best to you. Blessings!-Missygirl*
# posted by Missygirl : 11:58 AM
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