October is breast cancer awareness month!!

Did you know?

• 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer?
• A woman dies of breast cancer every 11 minutes?
• 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no known risk factors?
• 5-10% have a family history of breast cancer?
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer of all women?
• It is the leading cause of death for women 35-54?

You are at Risk if you're...

• Female
• 50+ years of age
• Never having given birth
• Family history of breast cancer
• Family history of cancer
• Younger than 12 when menstruation began
• Smoker
• Obese

Women over the age of 20 should examine their breast once a month!!!

Please click here for Breast Self Examination.

I also added a bunch of breast cancer awareness links to the sidebar.