Most of the women who get breast cancer do not have a relative with the disease.

Mind, body, spirit: create an active, satisfying lifestyle.

Combat negative stress. Practice relaxation techniques to calm and center yourself.

If breast cancer strikes, treat your whole life, not just your disease.

If every woman over 40 had an annual mammogram and practiced monthly self examinations, the number of breast cancer deaths will be lower.

Elevate the quality of life, increase body strength, combat fatigue, eat healthy meals, gain a sense of control.

Ninety six of 100 women will survive for five years more, if their breast cancer is detected at its earliest stage.

Medicare will help pay for a yearly mammogram for women over age 40. If you are not on Medicare, mammograms are still available for little or no cost.

When experiencing an episode, breast cancer patients appreciate people around them who will help them keep the lives as normal as possible. Keep traditions, routines, and rituals.

Allow children to help. However, be sure that they are not taking on too many self-appointed responsibilities.

Women with bald heads are beautiful!

Cancer is so limited!
It cannot cripple love
It cannot shatter hope
It cannot corrode faith
It cannot destroy peace.
It cannot kill friendship
It cannot suppress memories
It cannot silence courage
It cannot invade the soul
It cannot steal eternal life
It cannot conquer the spirit.

Drink lots of water.

Laugh and have fun. It will be good for you and everyone around you.

About 400 men die of breast cancer each year.

Diet is so very important. Eat at least three servings of green vegetables every day. There is evidence that a high fat diet may increase the chances of breast cancer.

The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is being a woman.

Prevention or early detection: finding the cancer before it spreads is the best defense against cancer and its spread.

Stop smoking.

Caregivers are important people. Diagnosis of breast cancer affects the entire family. Share information and feelings. Giving honest answers will help lessen a child’s or a mate’s fears.

Studies show that women who drink 2-5 drinks of alcohol each day have a 40% higher risk of getting breast cancer than women who do not drink alcohol.

It’s important that women of color take part in clinical studies
and trials. Many of the current research findings are based on just the majority population–white women.

Involve young people in prevention education. Teach them to take care of themselves, their family members who are surviving, and their friends who may be involved in “risky business.”