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Commissioner Lauren White’s board resolution urges earlier cancer screening; county to submit to NACo
Summary
Commissioner Lauren White introduced and the board approved a resolution urging earlier mammogram and colonoscopy screening ages, saying her own early-detected breast cancer motivated the measure; she plans to submit the resolution to the National Association of Counties.
Pitt County Commissioner Lauren White told fellow commissioners on June 16 that her recent diagnosis with early-stage breast cancer led her to introduce a resolution urging earlier cancer screening and the board voted to approve it.
White said she was diagnosed in April at age 34 and that her prognosis is good because…
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