| Unless you have been living in a cave for the past | | | | or 5 years without an examination, which is just |
| several years, you have probably encountered many | | | | asking for trouble. If they develop breast cancer in |
| of the breast cancer awareness days that have | | | | the meantime, it will clearly not qualify as an "early |
| been happening in various communities around the | | | | detection" and it could be fatal for them. |
| country. These are put on by local groups and the | | | | Did you know that breast cancer is not limited to |
| American Cancer Society for a very good reason -- | | | | women? That's right, the American Cancer Society |
| to raise your breast cancer awareness level. | | | | estimate that approximately 1600 men will be |
| You may be asking yourself why should my | | | | diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and that |
| awareness be raised, since I am already familiar with | | | | about 400 of them will die from it. |
| the possibility of breast cancer. The big problem is | | | | You should become aware of the typical symptoms |
| that there is not a known cure at this point for | | | | of breast cancer and be sure to see your doctor if |
| breast cancer, so your best defense is early | | | | any of those symptoms occur. For women, a |
| detection and early diagnosis. Someone who has | | | | checkup should be planned at least once every 2 or |
| been diagnosed with breast cancer in its very early | | | | 3 years, and over age 40, at least every year. You |
| stages has a significantly higher chance of being able | | | | may want to have exams more often if there is a |
| to beat it with the treatments that are available | | | | history of breast cancer in your family, although |
| today. | | | | studies to date are inconclusive as to whether or not |
| Did you know that the American Cancer Society | | | | breast cancer can be termed hereditary. |
| estimates that there will be more than 200,000 | | | | Raise your breast cancer awareness levels and get |
| reported cases of breast cancer this year? The | | | | those checkups. Be aware of the symptoms and if |
| number of reported cases is rising every year, but | | | | you see any of them, be sure to get an exam soon. |
| for some reason, there are also many people who | | | | Remember, the best chances for beating breast |
| do not take this disease seriously. Believe it or not, | | | | cancer are early detection and early diagnosis. |
| there are some women who have gone more than 4 | | | | |