Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of detecting breast cancer early. Make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms, and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.
How can National Breast Cancer Awareness Month make a difference?
We can use this opportunity to spread the word about steps women can take to detect breast cancer early.
Here are just a few ideas:
- Ask doctors and nurses to speak to women about the importance of getting screened for breast cancer.
- Encourage women ages 40 to 49 to talk with their doctors about when to start getting mammograms.
- Organize an event to talk with women ages 50 to 74 in your community about getting mammograms every 2 years.
Find More Information
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Collaborating Organizations
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sponsor - Breast Cancer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Mammograms
Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health - Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health - What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer Prevention
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer Screening
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
Information is from HealthFinder.gov and Maryland.gov
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)