Morning Checkup: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Jennifer Phillips is a family nurse practitioner at the Walker Center for Cancer Care at Samaritan Medical Center. She says October is a good month to focus on breast care in general.

It’s also a reminder to get a mammogram if you haven’t had one recently. Women 40 or older with no personal or family history of breast cancer should have a mammogram each year.

Watch the video for her interview during Samaritan’s Morning Checkup segment on 7 News This Morning.

You can learn more at samaritanhealth.com/breastcare or by calling 315-779-5200. Breastcancer.org is also a good resource.

If you have any concerns, contact your primary care provider.

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