October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Worth re-posting...from my original blog 10/1/09

Here are a few facts:

• One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Breast cancer knows no boundaries--be it age, gender (that's right, men do get breast cancer, folks), socio-economic status or geographic location.
• The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older (boo!)
• Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer have been shown to improve survival.
• Making healthy lifestyle choices may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
• There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today.
• Breast cancer affects more than just the patient--co-survivors (friends, family and co-workers) need support, too.