Staff of the Pickens County Health Department poses in pink to remind residents that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer, except lung cancer. But, currently, there are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in this country. . . Early diagnosis is key! Contact the Pickens County Health Department at (706) 253-2821 for a check-up and mammogram referral and to receive breast cancer prevention and awareness information. Learn more about cancer and its prevention at www.cdc.gov/cancer.