October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month -and awareness is indeed the operative word. Many of us can say that this disease has touched our lives, or those very close to us.
In fact, one in eight women today hear from a doctor that they will be fighting this awful disease, and these are words that no woman (or man) should ever have to hear.
Ladies, we truly do need to be AWARE.
Because of successful campaigning, many of us can recite two oft-repeated preventions:
* Monthly self-screenings (being aware of what's not normal for you)
* Yearly routine mammograms after age 40 (though due to high radiation levels, some now advise only diagnostic mammograms until age 50)
But there is much more that can be done BEFORE a tumor could ever be detected by these screenings. That is, PREVENTION! -A strategy far less promoted, and far MORE important.
If you really care about this, there is good information out there that your doctor may not be telling you. Take control of this situation and control of your OWN HEALTH.
We've been given hearts and minds to learn and create a better life for ourselves. Please become AWARE and may God bless you with health and life as you do!
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