#SaludTues Tweetchat: “Breast Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives”

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Although Latinas have lower rates of breast cancer, it is still the leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic women.

According to the the Susan G. Komen Foundation, only 64% of Latinas have had a mammogram in the last two years compared to 67% White, non-Hispanic and 66% Black, non-Hispanic.

Spread awareness about breast cancer by joining our weekly #SaludTues tweetchat

• WHAT: #SaludTuesTweetchat: “Breast Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives”
• DATE: Tuesday, October 06, 2015
• TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: FDA en Espanol (FDAenEspanol,) FDA Women (@FDAWomen) Gobierno USA (@GobiernoUSA) USA Gov (@USAGov)

#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by@SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.