NASSAU, Bahamas — Going pink for breast cancer awareness month, during which the time is heightened about the importance of detecting breast cancer early, Sister Sister (Breast) Cancer Support Group President Andrea Sweeting wants people to remember that the main thing isn’t to just wear pink during October, but to do what’s most important – screening.
“Have your mammogram – if you need to get a pap smear… whatever it is, you need screenings, you need to make sure. Early detection saves lives is the message we want to resonate,” said Sweeting. “Don’t just wear pink for wearing pink’s sake. Do something about it. Do what is really the point. Get yourself screened, and know your status,” said Sweeting, a 17-year survivor.
“Screening is most important,” she said.
October’s breast cancer awareness month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of detecting breast cancer early.
The Sister Sister president laments the fact that the number of Bahamian women being diagnosed with breast cancer increases annually, which they can tell by the number of portacaths the organization doles out to persons newly diagnosed with cancer since it started doing so in 2005. https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/10/09/sister-sister-president-get-screened-know-your-status/
