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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and is a reminder for all of us to do something.
The Facts: breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian women, with one in nine women expected to be diagnosed with it in their lifetime. “My mom was very ill at that time also but, I’m a fighter and I was not going to let it get to me”. Those numbers are too high.
Derrick Cameron speaks to audiences about surviving breast cancer.
“As you may have recently heard, I revealed that I have been LIVING life to the fullest with Stage 4 Breast Cancer for the past six and a half years”, she wrote. “Just wearing pink won’t find a cure, but it does help make a statement and raise money”. Walk down Greenwich Avenue and notice all of the stores in support with pink placards in their windows. Throughout the evening they posed for pictures and signed pink footballs that were given to the survivors.
One symptoms of breast cancer is a blood-like discharge. Klouda says having been through the conversations on a personal level, he says relating to patients starting their battle with breast cancer comes with a little more empathy.
Before last weekend, Steinberger had already received close to $5,000 in donations, and said the total value of the prizes donated for Sunday’s event reached $60,000. On the other hand, statistics show that between 60 and 70 percent of those who are diagnosed with breast cancer have no risk factors. We expect it to be a sea of pink. “As a program, we try to emphasize supporting one another and Dig Pink allows us to extend that support to a much larger community”.
“Breast cancer has really changed my life for the better, and the reason is because I appreciate things more now”, he said. The group operates a 24 x 7 support line, which can be reached by dialling 9999 4666, which handles a large number of calls throughout the year, and can also offer one-to-one counselling.
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ANDREA McLean has spoken about her mother’s brush with cancer. As for the rest of us?
