You Have to Advocate for Your Own Health | #shorts

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Ken Hayward is living proof that regularly seeing a doctor and staying on top of screening tests can save lives.
Hayward, vice president and special assistant to the president for Community Relations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, went through a health scare with prostate cancer eight years ago. Ever since, he’s made a point to share a message of awareness on personal health advocacy.
“I simply want people to know that you advocate for your own health,” Hayward said. “I feel very lucky that my diagnosis was detected. If I hadn’t advocated for myself, it wouldn’t have been. I firmly believe that catching it early is the reason I’m here and healthy today.”

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit mutual insurance company, is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSM provides and administers health benefits to more than 4.4 million members residing in Michigan in addition to employees of Michigan-headquartered companies who reside outside the state.

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