LETLOW LEGISLATION HELPS WOMEN BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR BREAST CANCER RISK

Washington, Oct. 6 -- Congresswoman Julia Letlow issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has filed legislation aimed at strengthening risk assessment services for women vulnerable to a breast cancer diagnosis.

Letlow's Know Your Risk Act would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance a single, universal breast cancer risk assessment tool, while expanding access to risk evaluation services under the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.

"1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, and early interventions are proven to increase treatment quality as well as the odds of survival. A risk asse...