Because of Women’s Way, uninsured and lower income women have access to free breast cancer screenings. Photo courtesy of N.D. HHS.
BISMARCK, ND - On National Mammography Day, which was observed Oct. 17, and Breast Cancer Awareness month being recognized this October, a breast cancer survivor has joined North Dakota Health and Human Services and Women’s Way in reminding women that mammograms are key to early detection, which saves lives.
A breast cancer diagnosis in 2022 blindsided retired nurse Sharon Whitmer and her family. D…