What Breast Cancer Awareness Lessons can be learned?
This “breast cancer awareness lessons” and “One Journey Many Paths” video discussion is brought to you today by Saint Agnes Hospital.
After a month of breast cancer awareness, what did we learn?
October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Given the flood of pink messages, pink products, pink hype, pink washing, and pink giveaways, what did or should people learn during these 31 days of observance?
Breast cancer awareness lessons
There is no way to prevent breast cancer — but through regular mammograms and at-home self exams, it can be caught early, which is a woman’s best chance for survival.
Who is affected? Mostly women age 40+, with the majority of diagnoses being given to women age 50+.
79% of new cases and 88% of breast cancer deaths occurred in women age 50 and over.
We can all do something to raise awareness via our actions, our blogs, a fund raising walk or run, buying products that support breast cancer research or supporting legislation to find cures.
If you pray, do so, to further the cause.
If you are able, help a survivor or someone afflicted with breast cancer. Support their families. Hug a nurse or doctor who works in this field.
Educate yourself, so you can educate others.
We can also learn from Breast Cancer Survivors.
Saint Agnes Hospital created a video “One Journey Many Paths” with Tami Scovitch and her family and friends. The concept behind “One Journey Many Paths” shares a Tami’s breast cancer journey from the perspective of the patient’s husband, daughters and friends. We have previously presented Tami’s story in our blog post One Journey Many Paths. When Tami received her breast cancer diagnosis, she started on a new beginning. The journey brought Scovitch to the Saint Agnes Hospital Cancer Institute and brought her family closer together. While Tami was diagnosed with breast cancer , those who loved her learned to cherish each moment together during Tami’s journey.
“This is something we were handed and it’s something we have to deal with ,” Scovitch said. “We’re going to do it together.”
Please take a moment to watch and listen to the poignant reactions of Tami’s husband, daughters, sister and a member of the volunteer firehouse, where Tami was President of the Auxiliary. Their breast cancer awarenss lessons may be your lessons.
Saint Agnes Comprehensive Breast Center at Saint Agnes Hospital presents highly recognized physicians at the forefront of advanced techniques, equipment and clinical trials. They have developed a microsite called “One Jouney Many Paths”, which is meant to encourage women and their family and friends to understand breast cancer, talk openly about the disease and make breast health a priority.
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Great information–thanks for this!
I had a scare a couple of years ago but everything is ok
A worthy cause and something that touches close to home. Thanks for sharing!
Educate
I’m glad this is being discussed, and we are all banding together to support those that have it and their families and to bringing awareness to finding a cure.
I am always regularly checking, and reading up on breast cancer. My grandmother and an aunt both didn’t beat breast cancer. That is always in the back of my mind!
There haven’t been any women in my family that have had or has breast cancer, so my risk is low. I still do self exams to be on the safe side, though.
My mother had breast cancer. She had one breast removed. She is no longer with us. She fought a long battle.
My hubby’s 28 year old cousin just went through a double mastectomy and chemo to get rid of her breast cancer. Thankfully she is now cancer free!! She decided to find out what/why/how this happened to her and they discovered a geneteic mutation called Leu Freumeni and it makes her more prone to cancer in general. That test may have saved her life!!! She is now being followed closely by her doctors. I think genetic testing should be completed on all diagnoses to potentially help patients!!
I am just glad to see more awareness and support about this.
Breast cancer is really fatal. Regular self examination could be helpful.
I love that quote graphic at the beginning. Very wise, encouraging words.
I have learned that early detection raises the chances of survival. Also, it’s never too early to give self exams since breast cancer affects women of all ages.
I learned that so many people who were diagnosed, never thought in a million years that they had it. Best to get in there and get checked, just in case.
A simple encouragement to a Breast Cancer patient is a big help.
We can all work together to raise early detection awareness on our blogs. Thanks for sharing these lessons and journey with us.
The lesson I learned that it is so very important to show others the importance of precautions to preventions of getting breast cancer. I think it is important for the ones with Breast Cancer to have support from not only family and friends but total strangers as well. Thanks for sharing.
I learned how to do a proper self exam. I was not covering enough area when i would do a self exam before.
I learned that I am getting to the age where I should make sure to do self exams. I know that breastfeeding helps reduce the risk but that doesn’t mean that it can’t happen to me.
It is not easy situation for every woman.I think i need to do self exam soon.