Sunday, May 10, 2009

Some Information on Breast Cancer

By Amanda Gamdana

Each and every October has been designated pink ribbon month. Unlike other specific days and sometimes weeks, breast awareness has been given a month. You may find local companies that promise to help with financial help and promoting pink objects. This all sounds very positive but just how much of this money is put towards giving information on breast cancer to the public and on research?

I have always been a great believer in knowledge and in this case learning more about breast cancer and when you should have a mammogram are important. If it is caught very early, recovery rates are good.

Although the information on breast cancer is available on the internet constantly, more resources are put into awareness of it during the month of October to tell women about what's available to them and to let them know that catching it early is vitally important. Sometimes it can even be treated successfully when caught later on.

One of the most important things to remember with information on breast cancer especially with something as serious as this is where you get your information from! Up to date information is published regularly on the internet by doctors and research organizations and they can give you a good picture about what you need to know.

Don't forget to always search for the latest findings because they will probably be the most significant and try to get information from your doctor about his thoughts on the subject. Any information on breast cancer you discover should also be given to all the members of your family even the younger ones who may not consider that they are at risk.

The importance of knowing these risks is because you may need to be screened earlier than would normally be the case. Breast cancer in the family is sign that you may need the mammogram earlier.

You should also find information on breast cancer pertaining to doing a self-exam. If you are able to examine yourself you may be in a position to find the lumps earlier. Once you have learned how to self-examine, make sure you tell the rest of your family and that it's important for them to learn as well.

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