Empowering the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
As I am writing this post, I am silently praying that the small lumps the doctor found in my breast are benign. It is scary to think that I am a potential victim of the deadly breast cancer. It never crossed my mind until next week when I underwent the breast screening procedure. My lab examination is scheduled on Thursday and until then, I am bound to feel miserable and worried.
We are all vulnerable to breast cancer, women and men alike. This tag of my friend Joy of Garden of Moments is indeed timely. I feel strongly for this campaign, I hope you too would feel the need to support it.
June is the International Month for Breast Cancer Awareness, let us all pitch in to spread the information on this killer disease in the blogosphere to help more people worldwide.
Facts we need to know about Breast Cancer:
• The first sign of breast cancer usually shows up on a woman’s mammogram before it can be felt or any other symptoms are present.
• Risks for breast cancer include a family history, atypical hyperplasia, delaying pregnancy until after age 30 or never becoming pregnant, early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), current use or use in the last ten years of oral contraceptives, and daily consumption of alcohol.
• Early detection of breast cancer, through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after age 40, offers the best chance for survival. Read more














