Care, News View this post on Instagram Komen’s Senior Director of Education & Patient Support, Susan Brown, explains how delays in screenings, diagnosis & treatment due to the #COVID19 pandemic may result in an uptick in #breastcancer deaths. Susan has an oncology nursing background and worked in a woman’s imaging center before joining the Komen team. Susan urges women to make appointments for their mammograms if they are due. “We don’t want to lose traction on the progress we’ve made, so getting in for those screenings is important.” A post shared by Susan G. Komen (@susangkomen) on Jul 2, 2020 at 2:10pm PDT In this week’s episode of In Case You Missed It, Susan G. Komen’s Susan Brown addresses recent news that breast cancer deaths will increase because of COVID-19. National Cancer Institute modeling looked at a scenario where 75 percent of women skip their screening mammogram for six months due to concerns about the virus. Brown, Komen’s senior director of education and patient support, tells you what you need to know about the impact the COVID-19 could have on breast cancer mortality in the U.S. and why it is important for women to get their screening mammograms now if they are due or overdue. << Previous Post Komen Scholar Joe Gray Brings... Komen Blog Read More Next Post >> Coronavirus Stole My Cancer Thunder Komen Blog Read More Related Stories Previous Next Komen Blog My Mom is a Fighter,... Read More Komen Blog World Cancer Day: How Far... Read More Komen Blog Breast Cancer Doctors Answer Patients’... Read More Amanda DeBard Komen Advocate Rebecca Seago-Coyle Knows... Read More Komen Blog Letter To President Biden on... Read More Komen Blog Diet and Nutrition Guidance for... Read More Komen Blog Working Together, Data Scientists and... Read More Komen Blog Brinker Awardee Dr. Laura Esserman... Read More Komen Blog Banding Together Read More Jenni Autry Summer Air Travel Tips for... Read More Jenni Autry How Your Generosity is Funding... Read More Komen Blog Biosimilars May Give Doctors More... Read More Komen Blog Who’s Your One: Glenn and... Read More Komen Blog Can Researchers Outsmart Breast Cancer... Read More Komen Blog The Importance of Forgiveness Read More Amanda DeBard How Community Was Created for... Read More Komen Blog Diet and Nutrition Guidance for... Read More Komen Blog Lehmann’s Classification Refines our Understanding... Read More