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Series of Hope focuses on breast cancer awareness
Series of Hope focuses on breast cancer awareness
Most people probably have seen the pink ribbons on jackets and shirts.They've seen sports teams display pink socks or arms bands.They've been asked to donate an extra dollar or two at the grocery store for breast cancer research.But what everyone may not know, unless it has affected them directly or via a family member or friend, is just how much that research has helped save lives, and how much more can be done.
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New screening guidelines for breast cancer prevention fuel debate over mammograms
New screening guidelines for breast cancer prevention fuel debate over mammograms
Lump, hard, irregular knot or thickening in the breast or underarmFor decades, enduring a mammogram was a rite of passage for women turning 40.Absent symptoms or genetics that would trigger screening at an earlier age, women knew reaching the four-decade mark meant they'd soon face getting squeezed in a machine for their own good.But evolving recommendations from the American Cancer Society and from an influential federal task force on preventive medicine now hold that it's better to wait until age 45 or even 50 to start having routine mammograms.That changing guidance and a related debate about how often women in different age groups should be screened with the breast X-rays can confound patients, for whom preventative screening is often only a first step in a dizzying array of options for breast cancer care.
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What not to say to women who've had breast cancer — Quartz
What not to say to women who've had breast cancer — Quartz
It's October.For many of us in the US that means welcoming fall and the end of the presidential campaign.For some of us, it's the dreaded Pinktober, the time of year when football stadiums, Facebook feeds, and promotional products become awash in Pepto Bismol-pink for breast cancer awareness month.Peggy Orenstein smartly wrote in 2013 in "Our Feel Good War on Breast Cancer" that more women may know to get mammograms, but early detection isn't the key to preventing women from dying of the metastatic disease.
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Survivors, participants help spread breast cancer awareness in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Survivors, participants help spread breast cancer awareness in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure showed its vibrant shades of pink to help spread awareness about breast cancer early Saturday morning.Among the thousands of participants in the annual fundraising event at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center was breast cancer survivor LaNita Black.This is her 11th year as a survivor of the disease."This is my 10th year to do Susan G. Komen," Black said.
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Edison cops going pink for breast cancer awareness
Edison cops going pink for breast cancer awareness
EDISON — Like breast-cancer fighting superheroes, township police will be wearing pink T-shirts underneath their uniforms in honor of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Officers will also be distributing literature and raising money for medical research, according to a statement from the township.Edison PBA Local 75, its Superior Officers Association and the police Administration have joined forces to "raise public awareness about breast cancer, the importance of early detection and vital support services available to women diagnosed with the disease.""Every police officer in our department has family members, friends, neighbors, or simply knows someone touched by this pervasive form of cancer," said PBA President Michael Schwarz.
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