COVID-19 has caused concerns when it comes to breast cancer

Good evening and thank you for joining us.

I'm rondrell moore.

And... i'm patrece dayton.

October is "breast cancer awareness month".

But covid-19 is growing concerns around getting those important tests done.

News 10's richard solomon explains why early detection is so important.

Especially during the pandemic..

[take pkg outcue: standard duration:1:00] pk} the american cancer society suggests that women should get mammograms every year after age 45.

This year alone...the group predicts more than 280,000 women will be dignosed with breast cancer.

That's why dr. darren brucken says it's so important for you to get checked.

He says covid has put a delay on people getting those screenings.

1 out of 8 is the number of women who get breast cancer in their life.

Dr. brucken says early detection is one of the ways to get ahead of the cancer.

"we all have moms we all have sisters and girlfriends and wives and aunts and about 1 in 1000 cases are in men.

And we all have men in our family and with the incidence of breast cancer being so high we're all going to be touched by it" there are numerous places you can get checked at right here in terre haute.

Like regional or union hospitals.

Reporting in the newsroom richard solomon news 10.

New covid-19 testing sites for vigo county opened today.

You can get tested at the union drive-tested at the you can get today.

County opened for vigo testing sites new covid-19 10.