Pink October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

OCTOBER IS TURNING PINK TO SPREAD BREAST CANCER AWARENESS!

Did you know Breast Cancer is the 2nd deadliest cause of death in women around the world?

That’s especially shocking to me being recent technologies enable us to catch Breast Cancer in it’s earliest stages! However, if you’re a man or woman who is not being proactive by performing monthly self-breast exams or women having a mammogram, you could be increasing your risk for survival!

Statistics indicate a woman will succumb to breast cancer every 45 minutes!

This is unacceptable to me! As a woman who had a scare with breast cysts, I highly recommend you join me in being proactive! Let’s learn a bit more about breast cancer.

Learn the signs

By doing self-breast exams, men and women learn the “feel” and “shape” of their own breasts making it easier to detect any changes that may arise.

Changes could include:

• a lump or mass in the breast, generally painless
• skin irritations around the breast or nipple to include redness or scaliness
• nipple abnormalities – discharge, retraction, or ulcerations
• thickening or swelling of the skin

NOTE: Breast pain is more likely to be #benign that an indication of #cancerClick To Tweet

Risk factors

• weight gain leading to obesity
• lack of exercise or physical activity
• alcohol consumption
• heavy smoking

Less than common factors

• high bone mineral density
• high breast tissue density (dense breasts)
• type 2 diabetes

#BreastCancer knows No Color or Gender #GlamuletPinkOctoberClick To Tweet

Let’s look at the infographic below, What Every Woman Should Know

Compliments of CancerCenter.com

Join me

Please me and the many others who are helping spread Breast Cancer Awareness by Tweeting the below post.

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Disclosure:  In appreciation for me spreading awareness about #GlamuletPinkOctober, I will be received sample product(s). The mission is to help spread Breast Cancer Awareness. Thank you to Brandbacker and Glamulet, I was able to bring you this awareness article.  All opinions expressed are my own and not related to my employer, friends, or family.

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