It’s well known that medical help for women in Nevada could be a lot better.
As you’ll hear from a woman stricken with it, there's one particular area of disease that can be very difficult to find good help with. It’s breast cancer, and this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
So here are some facts: Thirteen percent of all women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetimes. Men also get it, though at a much lower rate.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and sadly, 42,000 women will die from it this year. If caught early enough, though, it is one of the most curable of cancers.
But here’s one alarming statistic for Nevada: only 70% of women from 50 to 74 have had a mammogram in the last two years.
As Gina Greisen found out, even getting that test is no guarantee.
A lot of you will know her as a leading figure in the local animal rights community. And she was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Wanting to bring more awareness to the disease and treatment, she talked recently with producer Anne Davis.
Mammovan in Las Vegas:
Thursday, Oct. 17
7:40 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Superior Grocers: 1955 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas
Friday, Oct. 18
7:40 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
La Bonita Supermarkets: 2203 Civic Center Dr, North Las Vegas
Guest: Gina Greison, president, Nevada Voters for Animals
