Health Prevention to do This Month!
OMG! How quickly the year has gone by. We are already in October and before we know it the new year will be here. So let’s talk a little about health prevention and what we can do.
First: This month is Breast Awareness month.
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat. Women ages 40 to 49 should talk with their doctors about getting annual mammograms. Women ages 50 to 74 should continue getting mammograms every 2 years.Women
at high risk will need to talk to their doctor as to when and how often mammograms will be required.
More breast info at: http://www.conexionflorida.com/lets-talk-breasts/
Second: Flu Vaccine
The ideal time to get vaccinated for the flu is a couple of weeks before it starts circulating. The flu can start making the rounds as early as October and go as late as May; flu activity typically peaks between December and March, according to the CDC. “We can never tell when that is going to happen,” said Lisa Grohskopf, a medical officer in the Influenza Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Still, getting the shot between now and the end of October, as the CDC recommends, will likely offer the best protection.”
But if you miss the end-of-October recommendation, there are still some benefits to getting vaccinated in November and beyond.
Read more about flu: http://www.conexionflorida.com/the-flu/
Lea mas sobre la influenza: http://www.conexionflorida.com/la-gripe/
The CDC recommends everyone get vaccinated against influenza annually, yet only about half the population typically does. In the 2015-2016 flu season, 59% of children between six months and 17 years old and 42% of those 18 and older got the flu shot. The flu kills over twenty thousand people here in the United States alone. Getting vaccinated help reduce your risk.
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