The largest breast cancer research conference in the world is happening this week in San Antonio.

Argentina is known worldwide for its delicious asadas, skilled cowboys, and its beautiful pampas, but medical researchers know it’s also a cancer hotspot with a disproportional number of breast cancer deaths.

University Health is reporting an 89% drop in mammogram screenings, and the implications of missing your appointment could be deadly. Dr. Pamela Otto, lead interpreter of the University Health Breast Center, compiles statistics for the area. She says, “We’ve also seen a 50% decrease in the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer, meaning 50% of the women we would normally diagnose with breast cancer are sitting there with breast cancer and don’t know it.”And since cancer tumors left alone rarely stop growing for anyone, it’s suspected that once detected, 2020′s breast cancer cases may be further advanced. To find an appointment near you, contact University Health System at https://www.universityhealthsystem.com/services/breast-health, or call 210-644-885. RELATED: ‘Get that mammogram, don’t put it off,’ says breast cancer patient who waited to be screened