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And so something that I was
shocked to learn this week.
Of course, all October. We talk
about breast cancer, but I’ve
learned that female military
members are nearly 40% more
likely to develop breast
cancer, according to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Reed Army Medical Center.
I wasn’t the only one surprised
to learn. I went to the Michael
DeBakey VA Medical Center this week end the veterans there
week end the veterans there
didn’t know this. So I realized
they are at risk for a many
other things, but that 40%
numbers pretty shocking. How could it be by that much?
How could it be by that much?
Well, environmental toxins
might be to blame.
>> At this survivors event.
They are what look at video
right now at Michael DeBakey VA hospital. Excuse me, there
VA hospital. Excuse me, there
were some glaring similarities
among these women. All of them
served our country, obviously
and almost none of them had a
family history of breast cancer. Still, family history
cancer. Still, family history
only counts for like 20% of
your risk factor. Several of
them, though, made mention of
the toxins that they knew they
were exposed to during combat
one woman even mentioned chronic breathing problems.
chronic breathing problems.
That woman right there. She
says she has chronic breathing
problems as a result of working
near burning oil fields.
Now, this summer, the Biden administration past 9
administration past 9
bipartisan bills to eliminate
barriers that female veterans
have excessive mitt excess in
mammograms. So these bills are
now going to allow female service members to access
service members to access
mammograms if they need one,
no matter their age symptoms
or family history. So they have that above the general
that above the general
population. But doctor, muggy,
upper easy says there’s more
to understanding breast cancer
that scientists have not yet
been able to figure out.
She is the chief of breast
imaging at the debate. The V a. >> There are a lot of studies
>> There are a lot of studies
that are being died that are
looking at increased risk in
women, veterans for breast
cancer and a lot of that has to do with looking at various
do with looking at various
environmental exposures
exposures during combat.
So a lot of great research
going on out. Yeah. >> You know, was diagnosed at
>> You know, was diagnosed at
43, which is fairly Start
mammograms at 40 and no family
history. I never thought never
imagined in a million years
that I would. Any type of cancer, much less
Any type of cancer, much less
breast cancer. So it’s very
important, especially if you’re
female veteran. we really take
that extra step to make sure
that we expedite care for our
patients.
>> And it’s not unusual for a
patient to come in. If I’m
dating a few Lamont will walk
it up. The same day will
perform the biopsy the same day
couple of days later or the
The results come back and we
really worked expeditiously
with all of our teams to get
the patient into treatment as
fast as we can.
>> Now, doctor Breezy said in
the near future, of course,
they’re going to be looking at
other ways that they can screen
women, as she just mentioned,
not necessarily mammograms may
be just with questioning to
determine who is at risk in
our VA is and they have a lot
of researchers. They’re trying
to figure this out. So doctor,
Breezy says for now, the
recommendation is the same.
Start mammograms at 40. But we
heard testimony from about 10
survivors at that event and
several of them they got to the
VA, got their results, had a
diagnosis within a week.
All of the veterans at the
event obviously crediting their
lives to the VA loose. And I
had a very transparent
conversation. She’s a woman
they just heard from that
survivor. You know, I said
that, you know, the VA has always been criticized for
always been criticized for
really not not not moving this
fast. She said this is not your
daddy’s VA. That’s what you
told us what she said. She said
your dad is VA so that you
know, if they are taking this
very seriously and moving very
fast, especially when there’s a
risk of breast cancer. And we
know because we’ve done the
interviews with some officials
from the VA, we know that
they’ve been making great
strides, trying to change that
image of the stab by actually
changing the way they treat
out.
>> Can I tell you what the
report what the representative
from the VA told me, please,
because I go there in the
morning to do my shoots and
it is jam-packed and you can
find a parking space and I get
it. But she was like that’s
because these military guys,
you know, and women, they want
to get there early. They want
to start their day and, you
know, get on with their But
she was like, if you come here
like 3 o’clock in the
afternoon, it is empty. I do
not. A lot of people have the
luxury of going right in the
middle of the afternoon or but
she said the later in the day