Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same. We have made a lot of progress but still have a long way to go and need your help!
If you're too young for a mammogram yourself then take this time too ask your older love ones have they gotten their breast check. Ask your mother, aunts, sisters, cousins and nieces. This could save your life because you can then find out if you have a family history.
There are a lot of risk factors that cause breast cancer. Family history, having larger breast, having a poor diet, lack of excise, being over weight and smoking just to name a few.
Women old age 40 and older or with a family history can get a preventive mammogram at no cost sharing too the member. Check with your insurance too see if you have that coverage. There are many groups that offer free mammograms too those without health insurance you'll have to check with your local clinics like Planned Parenthood or local government supported clinic.
I've listed the links below so you can get more information on breast cancer.
http://cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer
http://breastcancer.org
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org
http://komen.org
I hope this pushes one person too get checked!
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