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Can you apply the skills that you use in one area of life to another?
– Adapted from “Who Knew: Outside Player,” by Joel Achenbach, in National Geographic
You can gain knowledge through experience – but it’s your choice how to use it!
Barbara
Support The Fight
Against Breast Cancer
“Early detection saves lives.” That’s the simple, yet powerful message during
October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Throughout the month, the focus is to educate men (yes, men get this disease)
and women about breast cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment because
studies show that the sooner doctors detect breast cancer, the more likely the
person will survive the disease.
In this year alone, one in seven women will develop breast cancer. However, since the inception of
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, mammography rates have climbed, programs are in
place at national, state and local levels to broaden access and improve screening, and funding for
research has increased significantly. Breast cancer research is improving prevention, detection and
treatment options, and death rates have declined. Thanks to these advancements, now there are over
two million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
But even with new technologies, a yearly mammogram is still the single most effective method of
early detection and doctors highly recommended it for women over 40 years old. In addition, breast
self-exams every month help women know their bodies and look for any unusual changes.
To help support the fight against breast cancer, the third Friday in October is designated National
Mammography Day and many radiologists provide discounted or free mammograms.
You can also wear a pink ribbon, the symbol for breast cancer awareness adopted in 1991 by
Evelyn H. Lauder, founder and president of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Alexandra
Penney, then-editor of Self Magazine. Lauder says, “The ribbon stands for awareness. It stands for
the sisterhood that will help women survive – and conquer – this disease.”
– Adapted from nbcam.org
How To Carve That Perfect Pumpkin
Halloween’s around the corner and it comes with one of the most popular October traditions:
carving pumpkins and transforming them into spooky jack-o-lanterns. Whether you’re a
professional or a rookie, these tips can help you create that ideal Halloween decoration:
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