The garments and prosthetics help women feel more comfort and support after breast cancer surgeries. The important message of ‘go get screening done” is not only for breast cancer but also for cervical and colorectal cancers. Here on the coast, breast cancer screening rates are much lower among Indigenous women than the general population. About one in eight women get breast cancer at some point in their lives, usually after age 50, according to the Government of Canada. T-shirts will be for sale early October at the Tla’amin Nation Government House, with the profits going towards the Tla’amin Health Cancer Comfort Fund.

Source: thestar October 01, 2021 19:52 UTC