Link2Hope

This year 288,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In the month of October WKYT has been shining a light on survivors, their stories, on the awareness of the disease and on hope. WKYT's Amber Philpott recently sat down with a Lexington woman who was in the middle of planning the best day of her life, when she got the worst news of her life. In this Link to Hope, how her family turned her wedding into a celebration of love and awareness for others.

A recent Prevent Cancer Foundation survey of 2,000 women found that 49% of them, ages 40 and older, had not received their annual mammogram since March 2020. One Lexington breast radiology doctor says if you fall in that category, don't put it off any longer. In this month's Link to Hope, she says Breast Cancer Awareness month serves as an annual reminder to put their health first for many women.

Breast cancer knows no skin color; it affects women from all different races, backgrounds, and ethnicities.Many times when it comes to screening and care, there is often a huge disparity among women of color. One Lexington group is using their sisterhood to be a link to hope in opening up a conversation that many times goes unspoken.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and during the Covid 19 pandemic many women delayed their regular breast cancer screenings.We know early detection can be key in finding cancer and treating sooner.For October in partnership with Kentucky CancerLink we are sharing survivor stories, women using their personal journey to be a link to hope and encourage others to get screened. For one Harrison County young woman in the fight of her life she is choosing positivity and using a hobby to still spread joy to others.

A program at the University of Kentucky aims to save lives by getting more women screened for ovarian cancer earlier.