Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women who serve.

Highest incidence of any cancer among active-duty members, 2018-2022, per DHA/CDMRP. Slide 2: In DeKalb County, home to I Will Survive, Inc., Black women die of breast cancer at 28.9 per 100,000 versus 16.5 for White women, per Cancer Causes & Control, 2014-2018. Slide 3: Only 78 of 157 VA facilities offered in-house mammograms as of June 2024, and roughly 40% of mammograms happen in community care, per DAV. Completion is lowest at ages 42-53. Education, not medical advice. Talk to your care team or the VA. #WomenVeterans #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #KnowTheSigns