October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and 1 in 8 women will develop the disease in their lifetime.
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Dr. Darlene Weyer from Lima Memorial talks to us about the importance of regular breast cancer screenings!
With the goal of raising awareness to breast cancer, Mercy Health is hosting the 4th annual ‘I Pink I Can’ 5K event.
600 runners or walkers took part in the 3rd annual I Pink I Can 5K at Mercy Health - St. Rita's on Saturday.
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer seen throughout the country, and in Ohio alone, around 10,000 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in 2019, according to the American Cancer Society. It can affect more than just women over 40, like Brigitte Edwards, who says at the age of 34, she had a dream that spurred her on to get a mammogram - where it was discovered that she did have breast cancer.
“I was shocked,” said Shawnda Morris, a breast cancer survivor. “I was puzzled as to why it hit me and how it hit me.”
Morris was diagnosed with breast cancer back in may of 2014.
The Allen County Sheriff's Office was able to raise $475 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and it was done with special pink badges.