Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed each October, has enhanced public understanding of the disease, with everything from walks at Jones Beach to National Football League stars’ wearing hot pink chinstraps.
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People came out to Morristown on Monday morning to “Paint the Town Pink”.
So much progress has been made to help save lives and put an end to breast cancer, and you still have time to help finish the fight.
Wednesday, during the the Orem Fire Department open house, firefighters and paramedics wore a new pink uniform to bring more awareness to breast cancer.
Breast cancer remains the most frequently occurring cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths of women in North Carolina, but early diagnosis can make a difference. “To find out for sure that it was cancer”.
The American Cancer Society says taking preventative measures is key and they’re encouraging all women 40 years and older to get a screening every year. There’s also a mini chocolate cupcake with vanilla bean icing and breast-cancer awareness sprinkles.
Thanks to grant funds, the TMC for Women Breast Center offers free year-round mammogram screenings for uninsured women who qualify. “No woman in Wyoming should be blocked from getting a recommended mammogram because she doesn’t have insurance”. Now, the Cancer Prevention Institute of California reports a 31 percent drop in new breast cancer cases since 2001.
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Research shows that the earlier breast cancer is detected, the better the outcome, so the NZBCF is reminding women this month of the importance of being breast aware and of going for their mammograms. If you experience any of those, Amonette says you should let your doctor know immediately so you can receive an examination. Local survivors and those who treat breast cancer are sounding the alarm about proposed guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force. “Health centres all over the country have nurses who will conduct the screening for you, not only breast checks but cervical checks also”.
