| Even with all the information about breast cancer | | | | to take off work or be away from their children |
| awareness, self-exams and breast cancer | | | | to go get a mammography. Some businesses are |
| statistics available, many women still choose to | | | | even working with the hospitals to have the |
| put off having a mammography and even doing | | | | mobile mammography come to their organization |
| self-exams. They give a variety of excuses | | | | as a health benefit program for their employees. |
| including, "no time", "no family history" or "lack of | | | | Contact your local hospital to see if they have a |
| convenience" with having to travel to a hospital | | | | similar service. If they don't, talk to them about |
| for a mammography. Fortunately hospitals are | | | | the benefits. It is also important that you make |
| beginning to combat these excuses by | | | | time to go to the hospital to have a |
| incorporating a mobile mammography unit into the | | | | mammography and perform a monthly self-exam. |
| services that they offer to the community. | | | | Susan G. Komen for the Cure recommends that |
| The mobile mammography has shown great | | | | beginning by age 20, women should be doing a |
| success and community support in the areas that | | | | monthly breast self-examination. You can find |
| currently have the service. It was originally | | | | information on how to do a monthly breast |
| thought that it would be a service for the | | | | self-examination online. Early detection is |
| underserved such as those without transportation, | | | | imperative in the fight against breast cancer. Don't |
| insurance or low income families. However, it has | | | | make any more excuses: your health and your |
| become successful in other arenas as well, such | | | | life are more important than any excuse you can |
| as among working women or women with | | | | make. |
| children that state that they don't have the time | | | | |