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From YouTube: OCT 5 2022 Statements Janet Routledge
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
burnby
North,
the
thank
you
Mr
Speaker
October
is
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
Month.
It's
dedicated
to
educating
everyone
about
breast
cancer,
the
importance
of
early
detection
and
of
timely
high
quality
Care.
This
month.
We
also
celebrate
the
progress
we've
made.
30
years
ago,
BC
became
the
first
Province
to
establish
a
breast
cancer
screening
program.
Universal
access
to
mammograms
has
reduced
the
number
of
deaths
by
about
25
percent,
yet
it
continues
to
be
the
most
common
form
of
cancer
in
women.
A
A
This
October
also
marks
four
years
since
BC
became
the
first
Province
to
share
breast
density
information
directly
with
women
and
our
family
physicians.
When
we
receive
our
mammogram
results,
we
also
find
out
if
we
have
dense
breasts
and
if
we
do,
we
can
get
referred
for
an
ultrasound
because
Mr
Speaker.
We
now
know
that
a
cancerous
growth
in
a
dense
breast
may
not
be
detected
by
a
mammogram
alone.
It
will
likely
be
masked
by
tissue.
I
want
to
thank
the
many
individual
women
and
organizations
who
shared
their
stories
and
advocated
for
change.
A
Some
of
them
met
with
women
mlas
from
all
three
parties
here
in
the
legislative
Library,
they
told
us
their
stories.
They
explained
the
significance
of
breast
density.
They
warned
us
about
the
consequences
of
not
being
informed
about
our
density
and
they
motivated
us
to
work
together
to
save
lives.
It
was
a
proud
moment
of
cross-party
collaboration.
There
can
be
life
after
breast
cancer,
but
only
if
it's
detected
early.
Thank
you.