 82.7 WOBM. Good morning, Sean and Sue with you with Christina Aguilera on a chilly Monday morning it's 8.39 and it is October Sue. Yes. It's a brand new month and October of course breast cancer awareness month as well. Joining us right now is Dr. Catherine Campo, breast surgeon with Hackensack Meridian Health. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and she's here to talk about that and women rock with Meridian as well. So, good morning doctor. Welcome. Good morning. Thank you so much for having me here this morning. Such an important month mammograms mammograms. So, tell us why you're here and what you want to talk about. So, I'm here to talk about breast cancer awareness and this is important because it affects one in eight women in their lifetime. So, it's quite common. But luckily the survival rate from breast cancer is improving every year. That's good news. Great news. What are some of the screenings or exams doctor that women should schedule when it comes to cancer prevention and awareness? So, they should always schedule a clinical breast examination with either their gynecologist, their primary care doctor or breast surgeon and then those doctors will then send them for a screening mammogram. Very good. Very good. What are some common questions that women have when they seek information and when they come to you and other doctors when they're dealing with breast cancer? So, some women will be wondering what are the signs of breast cancer? Some of the signs can be a lump or nipple discharge or a change in the skin. But often there's no sign of breast cancer at all. It's just something that shows up on their mammogram. Yeah. Do you find that sometimes people are quick to dismiss it like it couldn't be that severe? Like that might be something that they might think, oh, it couldn't be cancer. You know, that type of thing. Yeah, that can definitely happen. I think a lot of women my age, I'm 46 and talking to friends and girlfriends. You know, their kids now are probably teenagers at this point. I started a little later, so I have a younger one. But I hear from them they haven't gotten a mammogram in years. They haven't been to the doctor in years or they didn't even start getting a mammogram, I should say, because sometimes if you're at a certain age, I had to start young because it runs in my family and my mom had it. And that's what I hear all the time. So I'm always like, I think you should probably go and get it just for precaution. Well, no, I don't have any time. I can't go. It's been years since I've been there. And isn't that the excuse that you hear a lot? We hear that a lot. A lot of times women are taking care of their family and their friends. They put everybody else first. Absolutely. And it's so important for us to go get our mammograms. You think it's that mentality, no bad news is good news. In other words, let's not stir it up here. I still think that's the way it is. What I don't know won't hurt me, that kind of thing. But early prevention is key when it comes to, especially this type of cancer, right? Absolutely. Because if we catch it early, they have a great prognosis. They could be scared too. And it is scary. If it's your first time getting a mammogram. It is scary. Because I mean, you are going in to get a test where they could possibly turn around and say, well, you know, we found something. Absolutely. We found something. I always have to stay longer, you know, and then you have to get that. What is it? An X-ray or an ultrasound? You know, then they have you stay longer. And then, you know, it is very, very scary, but you have to do it. We are talking with Dr. Katherine Campo from Hackensack Meridian Health. Tell us a little bit about women rock and the event that's happening this month. What is it all about? Yes, so women rock is a great free event held in Asbury Park at the convention hall. It is on Saturday, October 21st from 12 to 5 p.m. And it is a great event that promotes women's wellness. There is different activities, different speakers, live music, some cooking demos. So a really wonderful event to bring women together to help them learn more about themselves. And the date on that again is October? October 21st. Very good. And that is happening in Asbury Park. So folks can go there, have a good time, but at the same time get good vital information. And of course, if you have any questions for the folks at Meridian Hackensack Health, you can also call 1-800-DOCTORS-SU for Hackensack Meridian Health and Dr. Campo. We thank you for being in. And of course, this month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but we hope that women think about breast cancer 12 months out of the year, right? Yes. Exactly. Women rock. There you go. You sure do, don't we? That's happening on October 21st in Asbury Park. Yes, you do, Sue. And we'll have more details on that coming up on our website at wobm.com.