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BREAST CANCER CAN BE TREATED SUCCESSFULLY - Screening Program Reaches Out To Women |
| (10/03/2003) |
 Jean Simers (left) and Debbie Holcomb present program
Concerned citizens and cancer survivors attend awareness program "I was told not to worry, but I felt I should get a biopsy," said cancer survivor Jean Simers. "I was only 44 years old when I discovered I had breast cancer." Simers said "You're never too young, never too old." She said women need to advocate for their own care, including early detection. "You should not wait and put off getting evaluated," she said. Several cancer survivors and friends attended a special ceremony last night to designate National Breast Cancer Awareness Day, which is October 4, with the month of October focusing on the problem. Part of the program was the hanging of a wreath on the county courthouse and a candlelight ceremony. Debbie Holcomb of the American Cancer Society says, services are available to women in the area. Cancer is best treated through early detection. She said there are three basic steps: 1. Do a breast self-exam once a month. 2. Get a clinical breast exam once a year. 3. Get a mammogram, if it is the correct year. Ages 40-49 once every two years; age 50 and up a mammogram once a year. Harriett Dial, a representative of the local WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, says the agency will actually pay for diagnostics and treatment for women who cannot afford it. "People in Calhoun County and regional counties are being helped, including the payment of treatment," said Dial. "We want to reach out to women and let them know about our services."
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