With Breast Cancer Awareness Month just coming to a close, we thought it was an appropriate time to discuss one of the most life threatening issues that women may have to deal with in their lifetime. “Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast divide and grow without normal control. About 85 percent of breast cancers begin in the mammary ducts, while about 15 percent arise in the lobules. Tumors in the breast tend to grow slowly. By the time a lump is large enough to feel, it may have been growing for as long as 10 years. However, some tumors can be aggressive, and grow much more rapidly,” (Susan G. Komen 2010). Breast cancer, similar to any cancer, is something that can take over your life and turn your world upside down. That’s why it is so important for women to take the precautionary measures to make sure anything suspicious is checked out immediately.
In 1983, the first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure was done in Dallas , Texas
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As a son of a mother who is a survivor of breast cancer, I can say I have a close connection to this issue. Breast cancer awareness month is an amazing way to raise attention to this issue that effects millions of women every year. Not only is the pain and suffering the woman goes though terrible and unfair, but the strain it puts on her family is tough as well -- it is an issue taken on as a team.
ReplyDeleteSusan G. Komen's race for a cure is a great way to raise money and support for the women who need it most. However, not everyone is always in the position to donate money to the cure. I have an alternative solution.
My friend's mom is an ex Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader, and this September her and some cheerleader alumni got together and made a youtube video to Jay Sean's "Do you remember" of them dancing. Their name is Team Ra Ra's and everytime someone sees the video "Team Ra-Ra's kick breast cancer" a dollar gets donated to the Susan G. Komen fund! Their goal is 1 Million clicks or $1,000,000...right now they are at 947,523! Please click the link below or copy/paste it to your browser to support the cause!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRSDbV8Adw
We can find a cure for this disease someday, but we need everyone's help. It can all start today with a simple click!
- Brandon
I think that this race for the cure is a great thing and this and similar cancer awareness efforts need everyone's support whether it is financial support or moral support. While there have been some improvements in treatments for cancer over the past few years, as a society, we need to continue and further enhance our support for cancer research and treatments until there is an error proof cure!
ReplyDeleteI have participated in the Race for the Cure since I was around the age of 7. A lot of women in my family have been diagnosed with breast cancer, some have survived and some have not. This is a very important cause to me not only because I have seen loved ones affected by it, but there is a very good chance i will be effected by it in my adult life too.
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