On the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) had some encouraging news to share.
“We are seeing now a 44% reduction in overall breast cancer mortality,” said American Cancer Society CEO Karen Knudsen, comparing today’s numbers to the height of breast cancer diagnoses in the 1980s.
Knudsen shared that news on Good Morning America before she took part in a discussion surrounded by breast cancer survivors, but this is her last Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the helm of the American Cancer Society.
After three years as CEO, Knudsen — the first woman to hold that role — is stepping down…