The Big K Morning Show
Breast Cancer Awareness
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And tell them that your girl Tasha McKeea sent you, the sharpest rides, affordable, sexy, sharp. Now at T-Mobile, get four 5G phones on us and four lines for $25 a line per month when you switch with eligible traders, all on America's largest 5G network. Minimum of four lines for $25 per line per month without a paid discount using debit or bank account, $5 more per line without auto pay, plus taxes and fees and $10 device connection charge. Get 24 monthly bill credits for well qualified customers, contact us before canceling entire account to continue bill credits or credit stop and balance on a required finance agreement to bill credits. And if you pay off devices early, see T-Mobile.com. Thanks. Thanks, y'all. Welcome. Larry Richard, our anchor man, Paul Rasmussen, our producer is Aaron Faragoni on busy today. There's a lot to cover, a lot of important news and appreciate brothers, brother foundation and the work they're doing to help those who have been significantly impacted south of our region. Six states in all, more than 130 people confirmed that hundreds still unaccounted for and a great need. So brothers, brother foundation right here on Pittsburgh's north side is stepping up as they always do. And if you can help them, we'd appreciate it. Now I'd like to introduce you to Loana Fuller, who is the director of women's imaging, UPMC, McGee Women's Hospital. Loana, good morning. Good morning. How are you? Never thought you could see me on the radio and back at you. And you can see us at kdkradio.com on our live stream. So this new technology, very exciting on the radio. It is. I have to admit, because I'm looking here and then thinking should I look there, but I'm going to get used to it. Just, yeah, yeah, most people just hear you and that's okay. But meantime, talk about this collaborative effort with the greater Pittsburgh and West Moreland Food Banks, speaking of helping people plus Bayer, and you got a little help from our friends in elected office. That is right. And it's awesome. I would say there is nothing better than having partners that we have the common ground of the work that we want to do in the communities, and that's where it came from. So we have the benefit of center toward. We have a collaborative work with Bayer and the greater food bank. And when we look at the areas that we can make the most impact, that's where it started. And this. So the genesis is to be able to reach out to women in particular, obviously, and it makes perfect sense. This was a great idea. Absolutely it was. And so obviously the common ground is breast cancer detection. And prior to, of course, today being October 1st Breast Cancer Awareness Month, last week we were fortunate to offer two days of not just screening mammograms, which we know is critically important to the detection of breast cancer, but also addressing social determinants of health, which high on the list is food insecurity. And so that's where the effort came in to work with the greater food bank. And so we were able to tackle a multiple, a multitude of things. And so one being getting women in for their screening mammogram, another is addressing food insecurity. And then another social determinant of health is transportation. So for those needing transportation, we were able to offer that as well. I think it's incredible because being able to get there eliminates, well, I can't drive, I don't have the ability and then taking it to the people. So at one age, do you recommend that women start a regular screening process for breast cancer? For women that are not at high risk, the age of 40 is recommended to start screening mammograms. You can even start at age 35, but that would be the baseline. And then you come back at age 40 and then start having your annual mammograms. But if there are risk factors such as family history of breast cancer or if something, if this individual may have experienced their own cancers earlier in life, there may be a recommendation to come in earlier for screening. But for those that are not at high risk, age 40 and then annually after that. So how can people find out more and where to be if they'd like to take advantage of this unique opportunity? Actually, you can look on our website, UPMC, Mageeep on this hospital. We also have social media presence on Facebook. I think it's important to mention that although we talk about screening mammograms, not everyone has access to health care, meaning health insurance. And so we do cover screening mammograms for those that do not have insurance, which is another great benefit that we have from local partners, a glimmer of hope and 84 lumber and odagio health. And also for access purposes, we have walk-in clinics on various Saturdays throughout the year. So that's available too. It's so small this city. I know Diana Napper behind glimmer of hope, she's such a wonderful, wonderful person, one of our hometown heroes that we recognize several years ago and her work continues. That's great that she's a part of this too, the one to thank. She absolutely is, I'll give a shout out to her also because when I started our program here at Magee bringing women in from the community, it was the funding from a glimmer of hope that started that. So yes, great shout out to Diana. Well, good luck and here we are in October. Thank you. Here we are, October, come and get your screening mammogram and no fear. And I'll also, if you don't mind, if I can just roll this in in still maybe five seconds, men also need to know their breast health. So just because, you know, men refer to their upper body as a chest and pecs, that doesn't mean that there could not be the incidence of breast cancer. So the important thing is just to know your body. Amen. LaWanna, thank you. It's a pleasure. You got it. LaWanna Fuller is the director of women's imaging at UPMC McGee Women's Hospital. A great treasure here in the city of Pittsburgh. The seasons may be changing, but the deals and the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha Mckia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event, where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right. Everything is on sale now, shot from sleek sedans, to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. 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