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Montana VA encourages veterans to access breast health services during awareness month

Screenings and early detection increases survival rates

From Montana VA Health Care System

HELENA — With over 9,100 female veterans in Montana, the Montana VA Health Care System is encouraging veterans to be proactive with breast cancer screenings during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Both men and women can develop breast cancer, though male breast cancer is more rare. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.

“Women are the largest growing demographic of veterans,” said Sue Calentine, Montana VA’s Women Veteran Program manager. “Women also...

 

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