In honor of October’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Curry Health Network and the Curry General Hospital Auxiliary are proud to co-sponsor and host a free educational presentation to our community members about breast health.
In 2017, an estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 63,410 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer.
About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
About 2,470 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in men in 2017. A man’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is about 1 in 1,000.
On Thursday, October 12, Curry Health Network’s own General Surgeon Dr. Jessica Carlson will give a FREE educational presentation regarding the importance of mammograms and breast cancer screening, self breast exams, signs and symptoms of breast cancer, risk factors for breast cancer, treatment and prognosis.
Please join Curry Health Network’s General Surgeon, Dr. Jessica Carlson, for this FREE presentation at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 12 in the conference room of Curry General Hospital at 94220 4th Street in Gold Beach.