JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 6 -- The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release:
Mississippi has one of the lowest breast cancer screening rates in the nation for older women and one of the highest death rates. During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is urging women to take control of their health by getting regular screenings. Each year in our state, roughly 400 women die of breast cancer, and more than 2,300 new cases are diagnosed.
A woman can be diagnosed with breast cancer at any age, but some are more likely to be affected than others. Black women are more likely than all other ethnicities to die from the disease. Women over age 50, those whose mothers or sist...