Have You Had Your Mammogram This Year?

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Affecting one in nine American women, your risk increases with age. Making sure you get your yearly mammogram is the best way to find breast cancer early while it is most treatable. Clinical exams by your health care provider are equally important. Women 40 years and older should have a yearly mammogram and clinical breast exam.

While breast cancer can strike any woman, white women are more at risk than Hispanic, African American, Asian or Native American women. And African American women are more likely to die from the disease than those in other groups, although medical researchers don't yet know why.

Breast cancer is highly curable if discovered early. You can find more information on breast cancer on the American Cancer Society website; just click the post title. Protect yourself! See your physician for an annual physical that includes a breast exam and mammogram. You're worth it!