Health care

Breast cancer exams dipped during pandemic, but still vital

Chandler resident Dani Covey has a history of cancer in her family. She opted to have a double mastectomy. The 34-year-old is the 2023 honoree for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Phoenix event. The event is at 8:30 a.m. at Tempe Beach Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, according to a press release.

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Tracy Lloyd wasn’t going to get checked.

Lloyd, who works in outpatient imaging at Banner Health, always made a point of getting a routine mammogram — especially after her sister, Inga, died of breast cancer.

There was no lump, no symptoms, no nothing. Her appointment was scheduled for March 2020 — the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She thought she could skip the appointment.

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