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Wendy Elvis, 633rd Surgical Operations Squadron lead mammography technician, demonstrates the use of a mammogram machine with Melissa McRae, 633rd Surgical Operations Squadron command secretary, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 17, 2016. Mammograms are recommended for women over the age of 40 and those whose family has a history of breast cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland) Breast Cancer Awareness Month: early detection saves lives
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ women’s health clinics and mammography departments are encouraging women during October, recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to come in for regularly scheduled women’s health appointments and mammograms in order to detect and possibly prevent breast cancer.
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