Stop…. Before you read any further take a second and think of your 8 closest friends or family members…. Now think of which one of those you could live without…Which of those could you withhold life saving information from and not feel guilty about it if something bad were to happen?
Breast Cancer is the number 1 killer of women within the 21st century and it affects 1 out of every 8 women. What makes it worse is that your chances of being diagnosed are increased once you turn 50 because 80% of all cases occur after this magical age. But please don’t think for one second that breast cancer only affects women, by no means is that true, men are also diagnosed with this deadly disease.
Do any of your 8 closest picks take birth control? If so, they have increased their risks of being diagnosed because scientists believe that estrogen works as a fuel to promote the growth of these cancer cells.
If you can’t live without your 8 closest friends and family members my sound piece of advice to you and all those surrounding you is to get checked! Conduct self-breast exams as well as visit your doctor for mammograms and yearly check ups. Statistics show that early detection via a mammogram can reduce fatality rates by 35%. All to often women put this life saving procedure on the back burner thinking they are invincible to cancer, however all to often our family and friends are being diagnosed to late.
Now that you have obtained knowledge, the question is will you spread this information so that you can save someone else’s life or will you just sit back and watch one of your eight become a victim of this silent killer?
Get Checked!!! Get a mammogram and conduct self-breast exams!