| Each month,
KFVS-12 Television features a story on a Breast
Cancer survivor or Buddy Check participant. Please
contact Sally Owen at Southeast Missouri Hospital
with your uplifting story or idea by e-mailing sowen@sehosp.org
or calling 573-651-5533. |
| Breast cancer is
the most common cancer for women -- and the second
most deadly. The American Cancer Society estimates
182,800 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed
in 2000.
But death rates have been declining throughout
the 1990s due to early detection and improved
treatment.
The likelihood of successful treatment is greatest
when breast cancer is detected early, which is
why Southeast Missouri Hospital and KFVS 12 sponsor
Buddy Check 12 breast exam education.
Southeast Missouri Hospital wants to remind you
to take part in routine mammograms and breast
examinations by your physician and at home.
The Buddy Check program is sponsored by Southeast
Missouri Hospital and KFVS 12. On the 12th day
of each month, a member of the KFVS TV 12 news
team presents a special Buddy Check report on
the 5 p.m. newscast.
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What is Buddy Check?
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This Breast Cancer Awareness Program encourages all women to
take responsibility for their own health
by performing regular breast exams on the
12th of each month.
Call the special Buddy
Line to receive free Buddy Check enrollment
information:
651-6000 or 1-800-SE HOSPITAL.
Get a buddy (family member,
co-worker, friend or husband).
Put the special Buddy Check
stickers in your enrollment package on your
calendar the 12th of every month. Check
with your buddy to remind each other about
breast self-exam. |
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