It's impossible nowadays to find a person whose life hasn't been affected by breast cancer in some way. Everyone has a friend, a co-worker, a family member, a fellow parishioner who's had to stand and fight. And that's not even counting the quiet survivors who have won their fight and continue to fight on behalf of others...
While making straight-up donations is a great way to show your support, we've also found 10 ways you can use your purchasing power to promote the fight against breast cancer.
With October being breast cancer awareness month and it being almost over, I thought it would be interesting to see some stats on breasts...hey, why not?!
There's less than one week left of national breast cancer awareness month but we hope everyone will continue to be aware of the risks and the benefits of early detection the whole year through. Did you know that the foods you choose every day are one of the most important factors in protecting you against cancer? According to the National Institute for Cancer Research most Americans eat a diet tha
When talking to doctors about breast cancer, there are a lot of medical terms they use that aren't always readily understood. What's an infiltrating lobular carcinoma, or carcinoma in situ?
Here are some definitions for some of the terms that can help!
Something that's not covered a lot is the occurrence of breast cancer in men. Breast cancer occurs mainly in women, but men also have breast tissue and can develop breast cancer.
What is breast cancer in men?
Check out the Education of Dee Dee Ricks, an HBO documentary.
The Education of Dee Dee Ricks is an intimate story of one woman's mission to defeat cancer and help others do the same. After being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy, Dee Dee Ricks traded a hedge-fund career for philanthropy, raising money for a Harlem cancer clinic that treats underserved and unisured pat
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to help raise awareness, all month long we've been giving you helpful information, stories, videos and more to share with others and help spread the information.
To see all the information in one place, click here!
General Electric has a personal connection with breast cancer awareness month as they are one of the major companies that manufactures the machines that doctors use to perform mammograms. A video from their "Healthymagination" campaign, introduces six GE employee breast cancer survivors who are women from different walks of life, career paths and cultural backgrounds talking about one th
We're pretty sure you'll not only watch this breast cancer exam video at least once all the way through, but you'll probably go get the app, just in case there's more where this came from! :) (Quick hint: THERE TOTALLY IS!)
Get the app with great reminders to check your breasts, and you even get to pick the hot guy who'll remind you!