BHB Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2019

Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] is celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October with an awareness campaign organised by the Mammography Department.

A spokesperson said, “For the entire month the Acute Care Wing will be under a pink glow every evening. Join the Snapchat buzz every Friday with the Mammography Department filters.

“BHB’s Mammography Department follows the guidelines of the American College of Radiology [ACR] which includes the age at which persons should have mammograms and the frequency with which they should be conducted. The guidelines stipulate the following:

Women aged 40 to 82 should get mammograms every year;

Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live 10 more years or longer;

All women should be familiar with the known benefits, limitations and potential harms linked to breast cancer screening;

Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel and report any changes to a healthcare provider right away;

Women with a family history, genetic tendency or certain other factors, should in addition to a mammogram, be screened with MRI. [Very few women fall into this category];