{mosimage}A LIFE-SAVING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAM COMES TO SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Southern Oregon and northern California women have a new way to get into the habit of doing the regular self-exams that could save their lives: Buddy Check, a program that encourages women to remind each other to do monthly self exams.
One in nine U.S. women will develop breast cancer. Every 13 minutes, a woman will die of breast cancer. This year alone, an estimated 40,800 women will die of the disease, according to the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations. But breast cancer is a very treatable disease, if it is detected early enough. Doing regular self exams can make all the difference.
NBC 5, NBC 2, Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford and Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass have teamed up to create Buddy Check 2/5. On the 25th of each month, NBC 5 and NBC 2 will remind women to call their “buddy,” a friend who will keep them accountable, and make sure both do their self exams.
It’s a simple three-step program:
1. Call 1-888-292-7365 and get a free Buddy Check kit. Put the reminder stickers on your calendar on the 25th of each month.
2. Get a buddy, someone you care about--your mother, aunt, friend, co-worker, etc.
3. On Buddy Check day - the 25th of each month - do your self-exam and remind your buddy. If you find a lump, thickening or swelling, call your doctor. If you detect breast cancer early enough, your chances of beating it are better than 95 percent.
Please participate in Buddy Check, it could save your life. Be sure to watch KOBI NBC 5 and KOTI NBC 2 on the 25th of each month for your Buddy Check 2/5 update.
