Ohwada Miho writes about getting screened for breast cancer

On an October 8th Instagram post, actress Ohwada Miho wrote about getting screened for breast cancer.

Ohwada writes that if there is a person in your family who had breast cancer, the chance of someone else having breast cancer in the family goes up by two times.

Ohwada wrote that she had a breast cancer screening which her mother had recommended her many times and there was no abnormality. But reminded women of the importance of getting screened. Ohwada also put in hashtags of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October, Pink Ribbon.

 

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#10月#ピンクリボン#乳がん啓発月間 家族に乳がんの人がいる場合 乳がん発症率は2倍に上がるそうです。 . 母にも何度も勧められてたことを思い出し、 先日、乳がん検査を受けました。異常なし。 . 家族にいなくても、今や日本人女性の11人に1人の発症率。 . もし発症しても早期発見できるよう毎年検査をする予定です。 . 健康で元気でいられるために できることは全部やりたいなぁ！

A post shared by 大和田美帆miho ohwada (@miho_ohwada) on Oct 7, 2020 at 9:27pm PDT

Ohwada’s mother is actress Okae Kumiko, who died of complications due to the novel coronavirus.  Okae had a weakened immunity due to radiation therapy (from January-February) after undergoing breast cancer surgery at the end of 2019.