By: Shannon Rousseau
TULSA, Oklahoma -
When it comes to breast cancer, more than 330,000 women will be diagnosed with it this year. Many people put off important cancer screenings in 2020 because of COVID-19, including Cathy Teahan.
Cathy, who lives in Broken Arrow, is a retired educator with Tulsa Tech. She keeps busy with her seven grandkids, many of whom live in Oklahoma, but she still makes it a priority to get a mammogram on a yearly basis. "I come in every year. I've been doing that for 23 years," Cathy said.
But like many women, Cathy put off her breast cancer screening in 2020 because of COVID-19, citing concerns about potentially catching the virus in a hospital setting. She got a notice from Chapman Breast Center at Hillcrest Medical Center a few days after her screening was supposed to happen, saying she was due for a one. "I thought, Well, it's a pandemic. I really don't want to go, I'm fine."