HHSC encourages screenings during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

STAFF REPORT 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is encouraging women to get screened regularly.

“Breast cancer screenings can save a woman’s life and mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer early when it is easier to treat,” said Rob Ries, HHS deputy executive commissioner for Family Health Services. “As we bring awareness to this issue, we’re urging women to make time for their health and to get screened regularly.”