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“Robyn Hasan-Simpson [Leading with Conviction™ 2022], the executive director of Women on the Rise, got the news this year that doctors discovered a large lump in her breast. She immediately recalled all the times she was not provided mammogram screenings while incarcerated in Georgia’s prison system.
“Hasan-Simpson concluded her 10-year sentence when she was 44. She said she had only one mammogram in that time and was never provided with her results. Now 50, she said she believes that if she had been ordered to get annual mammograms while incarcerated, the lump may have been found earlier.
“‘My doctor was telling me this is something that has grown over years and definitely could have been detected. So in June of this year I had to go in and have surgery to have it removed,’ she said.
“While the mass was found to be benign, her doctors say she must get a mammogram every three months moving forward.”
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