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Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off

Posted at 7:44 AM, Oct 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-01 07:44:58-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- October 1 marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Did you know that on average, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime? Every two minutes, someone is diagnosed with breast cancer.

Our Sarah Grimmer went to the Grand Rapids branch of the Susan G. Komen Foundation to talk about statistics and what you should know about being screened.