Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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I am participating through my photostream in Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help promote this most important health issue, and whilst this form of cancer predominantly affects women it can also be an issue for those of us that are men along with the more common male cancers such as testicular and prostate cancer. In the case of breast and testicular cancer, awareness of the issues and regular self-examination can prove crucial in early detection and treatment outcomes.
I sadly lost a much loved Aunt to breast cancer aged just 60 years old after a long fight against the disease! :-( So I simply say whether you are male or female…be aware, regularly undertake self-examination checks and seek medical advice if you have any concerns no matter how small they may seem! For further information on cancer visit the Cancer Research UK websites below:- www.cancerresearchuk.org.uk ( www.cancerresearchuk.org.uk ) www.jointhefight.org.uk ( www.jointhefight.org.uk ) UK residents can also call the Cancer Research UK helpline number: 08701 60 20 40
☆Proud Mom☆: What ideas for breast cancer awareness month do you have?
I am in charge of this project at work. We are raising money for breast cancer awareness month for October. I have a banner coming and some stuff to sell for the cause, but I need unique ideas for the table or display. I was thinking using a pink table clothe and maybe make some pink ribbons out of construction paper to hang up. What are more ideas?? Thanks so much.
Dave
You could have detailed instructions on how to do a check-up. You could show actual pictures of breast cancer and how it appears (there are color photographs of it taken from a Micron Microscope on line)
You could have a diagram of the stages of breast cancer (different stages)
You could explain the various treatments that breast cancer patients go through. An explainition of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.
With that the effects of the treatments themselves.
You can explain that even though ten people are diagnosed wtih breast cancer it would be different for each of those ten. Breast cancer is an individualized disease.
You could list the popular people that have been diagosed with the disease and are doing well now. Christine Applegate and Fran Drescher just two examples.
You can explain that it is rare for somebody under thirty five to have breast cancer, and that it is even rarer (but does happen for men to get it)
A lot of these ideas are on line so you could download it and paste to a board.
I have read a ton of books about breast cancer since my wife was diagnosed with the disease and would use some quotes from some books like the Chicken Soup Series.
With the focus of the President on a National Health Care Plan, I would estimate how much treatment costs the average person diagnosed with the disease.
For example:
We spent about $ 10,000 of our own money fighting the disease. That is some of the deductables and what was NOT covered by our insurance. I estimate going with our records that it cost roughly $ 300,000 to fight the disease including all the tests and visits including a mastectomy and 27 weeks of chemotherapy and 6.5 weeks of radiation treatments.
Some people that had a cancer diagosis but lost their jobs since their treatment need to go and get an MRI done to make sure it had not returned. But it costs about $ 3,000+ dollars so many are going without and risking cancer returning.
Good luck, I am counting on you to do a great job and you may be saving a life.
Dave
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