Jack Kingston: “I remember years ago the FDA gave us an example of something that they had not yet approved of, and it was a…”

“I remember years ago the FDA gave us an example of something that they had not yet approved of, and it was a self-testing device that was a very thin piece of kind of a rubbery substance maybe about 6 inches in diameter. It was a circle, and you would apply it to your chest, and it was an amazing thing, because it could pick up a grain of salt and make it magnified on the fingertips, so women who wanted to do this sort of self-testing could do it at home. It was not foolproof, but it would raise the awareness level. Our argument with the FDA is if they just approve this, then people can do this self-test and it will be on their minds. That is one of the things that we need to do is make sure that the testing is on women's minds. I am very fortunate that my mother has had it on her mind over the number of years, because about 1 month ago she found out, very sadly, and to her shock and our family's sadness, that she had breast cancer. And fortunately, because of her proactiveness, we were able to get a good analysis.”