{"id":1397,"date":"2019-10-22T11:37:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2019-10-22T11:37:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:37:13","slug":"breast-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/22\/breast-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo By: Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Breast-Cancer_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 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