Breast Cancer Awareness month is every October.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and doctors at the START Center for Cancer Care in San Antonio say talking about breast cancer for women and men is important.When it comes to examining yourself for lumps and bumps, doctors recommend doing it once a month. It is recommended that women over the age of 40 years old get a mammogram annually.
“When compared to other cancers, breast cancer as a whole is about 30 percent of cancers every year that is being diagnosed in the United States,” said Doctor Prathibha Surapaneni, Medical Oncologist at the START Center. Since breast cancer isn’t talked about as much for men, they are less likely to do self-examination and get checked.
“Thankfully with good reconstruction techniques and good plastic surgeons we can offer breast reconstruction to the vast majority of our patients who are required to undergo mastectomy,” Dr. DeBerry said.
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