How knowing your risk can help you get ahead of breast cancer

AUSTIN (KXAN)– In commemoration of October being breast cancer awareness month, Dr. Julie Sprunt joins KXAN’s Jacqulyn Powell to talk about breast cancer and how women can prepare to deal with it.
While breast cancer deaths have reduced by 40 percent in the U.S., it is still expected that nearly 250,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year.
Dr. Sprunt advises that looking at these numbers it is important for women to know their risks. She says while having a family history of breast