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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the staff at the Cancer Services Program of Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties shares a few facts about the disease.

Letters from around the North County

Letters from around the North County

There have been great strides in the fight against breast cancer in recent decades — the National Breast Cancer Foundation notes a 40% decline in breast cancer-related deaths between 1989

According to the Centers for Disease Control, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer

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Pinky, a mobile mammography unit from Stony Brook University Hospital Cancer Center on Long Island, increased screening for breast cancer from 9% to 69% among the predominantly Latina population that it serves.

Letters from around the North County

A guide to navigating the cancer screening process from the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of the Hudson Valley, an initiative supported by New York State dedicated to raising awareness about cancer detection and connecting eligible New York residents to free screening services.

Letters from around the North County