Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

[FakeNoose]

AP link: https://apnews.com/article/jill-biden-breast-cancer-awareness-month-ad-7d612d4fc0f15727bb679c7d30265736

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to consult their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings, saying in a new public service announcement for Breast Cancer Awareness Month that early detection saves lives.

“October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I’m asking you to put your health first,” the first lady says in the 30-second spot recorded amid flower blooms in the White House Rose Garden. Take a moment to talk to your doctor about whether it’s time for your mammogram or other cancer screenings,” she says in the announcement airing this week on the Lifetime cable network. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach, but we know that early detection of cancer saves lives.”

Biden’s ad is part of an annual breast cancer awareness campaign by Lifetime, according to the cable network. A separate public service announcement featuring similar messages from actor Keshia Knight Pulliam and TV correspondent Rachel Lindsay will also be broadcast by the network.

The first lady is a longtime advocate for breast cancer education and prevention dating to 1993, when four of her friends were diagnosed with the disease. Shortly afterward, she launched the Biden Breast Health Initiative to teach high school girls in Delaware about the importance of early detection.

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October is when the football players all wear pink ribbons - and some even have pink shoes - for Breast Cancer Awareness. Hey those 300-pound guys have Moms too!

[Walleye]

1. Got my appointment for my annual mammogram on Monday

I hope everything is OK. It’s been four years since I was diagnosed with cancer and went through treatment. Please, folks, get those mammograms on time

[eShirl]

2. Also, men can and do get breast cancer too!

Men be aware, and women remind the men in your lives.