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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The importance of early detection and support
October 7, 2024 — October is recognized nationwide as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to stressing the importance of early detection and providing support to those affected... MORE

October is recognized nationwide as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to stressing the importance of early detection and providing support to those affected.

Service after cancer: Survivors speak out after diagnoses, surgeries
November 1, 2022 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates each year in the United States sees about 264,000 cases of breast cancer diagnosed in women and about 2,400 in men... MORE

Early detection, regular screenings help in fight against breast cancer
October 10, 2019 — At Joint Base San Antonio medical clinics, early detection is the focus of health care providers’ efforts to combat breast cancer, the second most common cancer affecting women in the U.S., and screening is their most important tool... MORE

At Joint Base San Antonio medical clinics, early detection is the focus of health care providers’ efforts to combat breast cancer, the second most common cancer affecting women in the U.S., and screening is their most important tool.

Annual 5K/9K event at JBSA-Randolph raises awareness of breast cancer
October 10, 2019 — The 59th Medical Wing sponsors its annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K/9K at 9 a.m. Oct. 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Heritage Park... MORE

These are medals for participants of the 59th Medical Wing annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K/9K at 9 a.m. Oct. 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Heritage Park.The annual event, which is open to anyone with base access, raises awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early detection and regular screenings during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 4, 2018 — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, during which the annual campaign to raise awareness of risks, treatment, screening and the value of early detection takes place... MORE

59th Medical Wing hosts health fair, free screenings during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 3, 2018 — The 59th Medical Wing is hosting a series of breast cancer awareness events during the month of October at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. A Breast Cancer Health Awareness Fair will be held on Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the C and D wings of WHASC. Personnel will be distributing information pamphlets, pink ribbons, and answer questions... MORE

Maria O’Berry, a mammographer in the Women’s Health Clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, prepares a “phantom breast” to calibrate the imaging equipment. The 59th Medical Wing is hosting a breast cancer awareness fair and routine walk-in mammogram screenings in October for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

JBSA clinics offer mammograms in October
October 12, 2016 — Two 59th Medical Wing military facilities are emphasizing the importance of mammograms in detecting the early stages of breast cancer with walk-in screenings during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in... MORE

The mammography clinic at JBSA-Lackland’s Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center will offer mammograms Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. At JBSA-Randolph, the 359th Medical Group will offer mammograms from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1-3:30 p.m. every Friday during October as long as a provider submits a request.