This week I thought a lot about Mrs Decuir as one of my friends found out that she has stage 4-Breast Cancer. My friend is a 37 year old mother of three young children. I have seen great faith and strength from her and I know she will fight this with everything she has. She found out something was wrong when she went for her annual well woman exam last week. I cannot emphasize enough how important your annual well woman is.
In honor of all the women who have fought and are still fighting breast cancer, lets make a commitment to make an early detection plan. This is an interactive schedule that helps remind you to schedule:
- Self breast exams
- Clinical breast exams
- Mammograms
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation the best way to fight a breast cancer is to have a plan that helps you detect it in the early stages. Here are some facts from the National Cancer Institute.
- Nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
- 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
- Over 30% of women are diagnosed after breast cancer has spread beyond the localized stage.
- When breast cancer is detected early (localized stage), the 5-year survival rate is 98%.
CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening services to underserved women in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 U.S. territories, and 12 tribes. Click here to find a screening provider near you in the US. You can also help fight breast cancer by helping to give free mammograms by just one click.
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