Monday, January 28, 2013

I need some ideas for a raise fund in my school to help breast cancer awareness

I need some ideas for a raise fund in my school to help breast cancer awareness?
I need some ideas for a raise fund in my school to help breast cancer awareness? We can have a one day event to a whole week, but we have no ideas (we can't sell food)
Community Service - 3 Answers
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how much more awareness can there be?we are bombed day in and day out with it.on the news,posters,ads,PSA's. i know all about it.
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When I was in high school our health teacher and some volunteers bought some pink ribbon and cut little strips and curved them into that awareness ribbon shape, you know it's kind of like a loop, and clipped them with safety pins to make pins you can wear. Then they sold them for like a dollar or something each. The rolls of ribbon cost like 35 cents each. They went class to class every day for about a week and sold them at lunch and at the doors of sporting events. It doesn't sound like much, but it was really successful. I suppose it's more successful the bigger the student body is. I hope you have a lot of students at your school. If you have health teachers at your school tell them to spread the word. I'm sure they'd love to help. Any teacher should for that matter. Good luck!
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Perhaps you can do a Relay for Life. They have all sorts of links for fun activities kids can do

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Without going to the doctor; how can a person know if they have breast cancer

Without going to the doctor; how can a person know if they have breast cancer?
Also what are the possible ways to get breast cancer?
Cancer - 5 Answers
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well, you would need a mammogram machine as well as knowing how to interpret the results, besides performing monthly breast exams. As far as getting breast cancer, several factors: -genetics, if a family member had it you are at a higher risk than an average person -age of menarche starting, earlier increases your chances -age of menopause, the later the onset the higher the risk -nulliparity and not breast feeding has shown an increase for risk -smoking, alcohol, chemicals there might be a few more i'm forgetting best advice, don't skip the visit to the doctor. It is not worth the risk
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You can't. I had what I thought was a blocked milk duct when I was 8 months pregnant, and it turned out to be breast cancer. If you have found something that doesn't seem right, go to the doctor. I was pretty lucky. Although I had 3 tumors, one of which was 4cm, it had not spread. I know they always talk about early detection, but it is true. Good luck!
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there's no sure way to tell until they have done a biopsy, you can have a mammogram and still not definitely know. A biopsy is the removal of a piece of tissue from the breast for examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of the disease.
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Check your breast regularly, feel for lumps,etc My wife was breast feeding our son, he was 10months old & she was in pain, thinking it was just mastitis(hope thats how you spell it) & the little bloke would suck it through. It wasn't, she had 3 grade 3 tumours 3.5cm & 2 X 2 cm ones. After a Mastectomy & 6 months of the worst F******** chemo,etc( which almost took her life)she is still with us ( 4 years on now) PLEASE don't chance it, if you suspect anything , get your @rse to the doctors. I don't want anyone going through what My wife, Kid's & I went through, or the tens of thousands of other Families out there are living with for that matter
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The other people are correct. Do not wait. I am a radiation therapist in the Texas Medical Center and I have treated some awful cases of breast cancer when I was working at MD Anderson Cancer Center and I have seen some difficult cases working at my current job. Early detection is always best. My most difficult cases are my young women (under 35) that present with an advanced stage breast cancer. In addition to mammograms, please see if you will be able to have an ultra-sound done because mammograms are becoming a thing of the past. They have missed so many tumors that technology is moving toward breast MRIs and Ultrasounds.

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

what is the liklihood of surviving breast cancer

what is the liklihood of surviving breast cancer?
i know so many people have it nowadays nd they do get better but then again some dont. my great aunt was meant to come visit us overseas but she was recently diagnosed with it nd it breaks my heart to think of all the pain she's gonna have to go through. her sister (my grandma) also had breast cancer about 10 yrs ago but she got better.
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It depends on the stage of the disease. At stage 0-1 the 5-year survival rate is 100% at stage 4 it is 20%. At stage 0-1 she may not have too much pain either.

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