In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness this October, Gerri Willis, Lauren Hallam and health care professionals coordinated the first-ever mammogram van in New York for employees.
FOX Business' Gerri Willis highlights the importance of getting a yearly mammogram and shares her story as a breast cancer survivor on 'The Claman Countdown.'Willis first discovered she had advanced-stage breast cancer in 2016 after going in for a test when she noticed that her right nipple was inverted.
It didn’t stop there. Just a few years later, Willis confronted a cervical cancer scare and had a hysterectomy for precancerous cells in her cervix caused by the HPV virus. Willis, a two-time cancer champion, didn’t let the emotional and physical strain stop her from owning her hair loss by embracing a natural look when she returned on air or from becoming an advocate for increased breast cancer awareness.
Doctors tell FOX Business they are worried testing rates will never return to those levels and raise concern about treating cancers that have metastasized after going unchecked. "We have evidence that if you even miss one year, that increases the likelihood that your tumor will be larger and more aggressive," said William Dahit, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society.
The former White House spokesperson found out she had tested positive for the BRCA2 gene the same day her mother underwent a preventative double mastectomy in. While the genetic mutation meant that McEnany had an 84% chance of developing breast cancer, eight aunts and relatives on her mother's side had been diagnosed with the disease, including several who were diagnosed in their 20s.
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