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New Orleans council honors survivors and hears local doctors urge expanded screening, survivorship services
Summary
Local oncologists and public-health officials briefed the City Council on high breast cancer incidence and mortality in Louisiana, urged expanded screening and survivorship services, and the council issued proclamations honoring survivors and community programs.
Local breast-cancer specialists presented data and personal perspectives to the New Orleans City Council on the high incidence and mortality rates in Louisiana, emphasized barriers to early detection and survivorship care, and received proclamations honoring survivors and community programs.
Dr. Sean McKinney, a clinical breast surgeon at University Medical Center, described Louisiana's elevated breast-cancer incidence and mortality and cited barriers such as late-stage diagnosis, limited access to mammography and economic…
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