Healthy Families – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

When should women start getting mammograms?

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a time to focus on education, early detection, and supporting those impacted by the disease. Omni Family Health’s Associate Medical Director and Nurse Practitioner, Deanna Padilla, discusses why mammograms and self-exams are essential, when women should begin screening, key risk factors, and how advances in treatment and technology are offering hope for the future. She also shares how simple it is to schedule a mammogram at Omni Family Health.