National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month For more than two decades October has been the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing the awareness, and education, of women about the importance of early detection by having annual mammography screenings after the age of 40, and monthly self-examinations. If you know you are at high risk for developing breast cancer, you should begin mammogram screening even earlier than 40 years old. The occurrence of breast cancer has been increasing from occurring in 1 of 20 women in 1960 to 1 of 7 women today. Who has an increased risk? If you had a baby but did not breast-fed the baby, or if you have a close family member who has or had breast cancer, or if you started your periods earlier than age twelve, you are at risk. Other risks include starting menopause after the age of 50 and having dense breast tissue. Survival rates for breast cancer go up if the disease is detected early, which is the purpose of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to remind women the importance of an annual mammography screening and monthly self-examinations. Since mammography screenings became widely used, there has been a significant improvement in survival rates for breast cancer patients. Even if you have had breast cancer and you recovered, regular screening is still important for those who have concluded treatment, or are still having treatments for breast cancer. Keeping your treatment schedule and regular screenings can make a big impact on your survival. By visiting the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month web site at http://www.nbcam.com you will be able to pick up media materials and other information about clinical trials and the newest research. You will find the newest articles about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment and links to many good breast cancer Web sites. Here you will find the information on how to start your own public awareness campaign, and promote public awareness of breast cancer in your community. The Board of Sponsors for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has materials that will help your organization to build public awareness in your community. You can take part in this special month by buying pink ribbon products and wearing them proudly telling the world, you are a supporter of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you or someone in your family has been touched by breast cancer, you will want to take part in this month set aside for breast cancer awareness. With advances in detection, diagnosis, and treatment growing steadily in the last few years, there is still a need to educate women on how to take control of their own breast health. Wear your pink ribbon, or your gel bracelet to show your support for the continuing research for breast cancer. You will never know whose life you may have saved. Maybe your sister’s, best friend’s, or your own life! The National Breast Cancer Foundation A wonderful organization that spreads hope and medical care to the poor and homeless is the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A 25-year cancer survivor who has made it her life to help those who cannot afford breast cancer health care founded the foundation. Janelle Hail is the founder and president of this organization. She travels the country promoting health care for those who are homeless or who have no insurance to cover diagnosis and treatment. One particular city was blessed with funds to continue working with the poor and homeless. Los Angeles has cut medical services and other areas in an attempt to save money. Those affected most are the street people who need medical care and have nowhere to go. One oasis of home is the Los Angeles Mission. Found in the heart of the city in the area known as “Skid Row” it provides health care and drug treatment for those who live in this drug-infested part of the city. Funding for this mission had to be cut because of financial woes in Los Angeles. Janelle Hail and the National Breast Cancer Foundation have stepped up with funding to keep the mission open and to add more features. This will include breast cancer screening and treatment for those who are diagnosed with breast cancer. They provide free screening, mammogram's, and breast health care for the many homeless who could not afford healthcare. The National Breast Cancer Foundation also helps fund the M.D. Anderson Center in Houston Texas. Paired with the University of Texas the M.D. Anderson center is located in an underprivileged neighborhood. One of the biggest advantages the Center has is its Mammography Van. It offers high quality mammogram's to those who cannot afford to have one at a conventional hospital. It has the same quality equipment and welcomes any women who seek their service. The Good Neighbor Healthcare Center is another one of the community locations that offers free healthcare to the surrounding area. In New York City there are thousands who walk the street unable to afford breast cancer screening or treatment. The National Breast Cancer Foundation has united with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to support the Free Mobile Mammography Program. It travels the streets of New York City providing free mammogram's for those who are uninsured or have no access to breast cancer screening. They also give breast cancer education in a culturally sensitive way to the diverse group of New York women. It is important the different ethnic groups are given information in the way they are able to understand it. So far, the Free Mobile Mammography Program has given over 28,000 mammogram's to those women who could not receive treatment in any other way. The National Breast Cancer Foundation also reaches out to the world. The Hospital San Pablo del Este was the welcome recipient of a generous gift to design a program to provide free mammogram's to women who could not afford any breast care. Janelle Hail and the National Breast Cancer Foundation are doing their part to promote breast cancer screening and education in the United States and throughout the world. 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