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Diagnosed During COVID-19: One Patient's Story

This year, breast cancer awareness is more important than ever. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many health care providers were forced to delay non-urgent procedures. Sentara’s own mammography services were down 60 percent March through May 2020. This doesn’t mean breast cancer rates have decreased in our communities, it means breast cancer is going undiagnosed for longer. Thankfully for one patient, she didn’t wait.