National Mammography Day serves as important reminder this Breast Cancer Awareness Month
NEW YORK -- Friday is National Mammography Day, which is observed every October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
It serves as a reminder to all women that mammograms are vitally important to detect the early stages of breast cancer. We know early detection can be a life-saver.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breast cancer is the second most common cancer for women in the U.S. Black women die from breast cancer at a higher rate than white women.
But screenings like mammography reduce the mortality rate by 30%.
Valley Hospital Director of Breast Imaging Dr. Scott DeGregorio, who also practices out of radiology associates of Ridgewood, joined CBS2 to talk about the importance of getting your annual screening.
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