Embrace Pink
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One and eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and a woman dies of breast cancer every 13 months. Breast cancer is not a sexist disease men can be diagnosed as well.
Breast Cancer Facts
- Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide.
- Somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer every 68 seconds.
- An estimated 1, 910 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in the United States in 2009.
- An estimated 192, 270 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States in 2009.
Since breast cancer is a random and deadly disease it in essential get a regular mammogram, eat healthy and exercise. For more facts regarding breast cancer visit www.komen.org 1.
There are also many products that are “going pink” if you want to make sure the product is legit and you are supporting their efforts visit www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org .
xo,
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