National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

1-in-8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime (thebrayonline). It's the most common cancer in woman and is also the second leading cause of cancer death among women (NationalBreastCancer.org). Every year it's estimated that over 252,710 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,500 will die (NationalBreastCancer.org). Women are diagnosed with breast cancer every 2 minutes and 1 woman will die from breast cancer every 13 minutes (NationalBreastCancer

October 2010, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in which the company promised to donate 1$ for every new like they received on their facebook fan page. Clarisonic used Facebook advertising, email blasts, twitter, youtube and even their own blog “Sonic Chatter” to spread the word about their new ‘like’ campaign. Clarisonic objectives included adding a thriving social media section to Clarisonic’s traditional cause marketing for nonprofit. Furthermore, Clarisonic wanted to increase awareness of their

bought me a breast cancer awareness purse for my fifteenth birthday. I thought it was the ugliest thing I’d ever seen. It was black with white lettered sayings plastered all over it. Things like “cancer isn’t about living and dying, it’s about living until I die” and “fight like a girl.” The sayings didn’t mean anything to me, and neither did the purse. The only thing cute about it was the pink ribbon in the corner, but that wasn’t enough for me to flaunt it around everywhere. Cancer to me was a

many different things. One color that stands out and stands bold is the color pink for breast cancer according to Peggy Orenstein Most women don’t believe they will get breast cancer because it doesn’t run in their family. Peggy Orenstein’s argument is effective that mammograms don’t always save a life with the use of Logos and Pathos One way that Peggy uses Logos is when she said that even if the breast cancer is caught early. She talked about how she was prescribed tamoxifen to cut her risk of metastatic

ribbon symbolizes breast cancer awareness for women. Their first appearance occurred in 1979 when a wife, whose husband has been taken to Iran started to tie yellow ribbons around the trees in her front yard, her dream was to see her husband come home again. The second appearance occurred 11 years later when an AID activist looked at the yellow ribbons that represented the soldiers fighting in the war, he turned the ribbons bright red representing blood. In 1990, the first breast cancer survivor launched

Pink Ribbon Girls started 16 years ago in Cincinnati by a woman named Tracie Metzger. After Tracie was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer, she wanted to start a group

a busy month. You have Oktoberfest, Halloween, Columbus Day, and my birthday. But most importantly the whole month is national breast cancer awareness month. There are millions of people across the nation getting involved in this social movement for various reasons. For my friend, Kris, it is something a bit more personal. Breast cancer awareness movement is a tool and outlet to inform and express their emotions. “Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant

been told for years that cancer is simply a spontaneous occurrence based on predisposed genetic traits, which increase or decrease your chance of getting cancer. Well, read on…! As October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) and major breast cancer charities organize health campaigns to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. A new study found

Breast cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, or a red scaly patch of skin. In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, shortness of breath, or yellow skin. Risk factors for developing breast cancer include: female sex, obesity, lack of physical exercise, drinking alcohol, hormone replacement therapy during menopause

If you or a loved one were diagnosed with breast cancer, how would you feel? You would probably feel very afraid and worried. Breast cancer is a common and potentially deadly form of cancer that affects both men and women. There are risk factors for getting the disease and there are different types of treatment for people who have been diagnosed with the disease. There are also steps that people can take to try to prevent getting breast cancer or at least catch it early. Luckily there are many