Breast Cancer Awareness


	I'm still amazed that health care isn't part of the curriculum of our schools. People are confronted with so many choices in their lifes, and yet they are not taught to make sensible choices when it comes down to health issues. I'm so amazed that governments start complaining when children are far too obese, but still decide that the funds for gymnastics at school are cut down. People need to know that preventing health problems is far more important than treating them. And that you won't get cancer from a mammogram, but that a cancer that is already there without them knowing can be found and treated. And even more important: can be treated in time. I for myself don't need a breast cancer awareness month. Being aware should be a way of life, that doesn't need commercial support. So when telling my children about sexual behaviour, AIDs, pregnancy, I also tell them about breastcancer and I stress a few items: breastcancer is not only a women issue, but men can get breastcancer as well, cancer can for a large part be prevented by healthy living, but everyone can get cancer, so one should know the signals and use the means of becoming aware of them: like observation, self-exam and mammograms. ofcourse getting the exam and having the mammogram done isn't fun, and waiting for the result is stressfull, but going through having full blown cancer is even more stressfull, painfull and the endresult might be death instead of life.	breastcancer 2006 sitemap guestroom
	National Mammography Day Each year National Mammography Day is held on The third Friday in October. That's october 21st in 2005. President Clinton started this in 1993. On this day of breast cancer awareness month there's special attention to encourage women to make a mammography appointment.
	Some links National Breast Cancer Awareness Month The Breast Cancer Site (American) National Breast Cancer Foundation American Cancer Society Cancer Research UK Mammogram Reminder Service Breast Cancer Care Breast Cancer Campaign Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Safe and Sound (Australian) National Breast Cancer Centre Breatshealth Stichting Diagnose Kanker KWF/borstkanker
	Caroline has made this beautiful page-graphics and she's making them available for everyone as linkware. You know that others would ask big money for it. If you appreciate this set, consider donating to an organisation that uses their funds for breastcancerresearch, for informing the public or for breastcancerresearch. This time I'm offering not one link. All countries have at least one cancerfoundation. Most of them even enable donating online. Please use the link to the foundation of your country, so nothing of the money is lost because of transferfees. Do you know that a mug in your kitchencupboard can be used to put the little coins in? Kids love to add them, and count them at the end of the week. Or use a pringles container. I've painted one and blew glistening dust against the wet paint. Now it's our magic box to put coins in. When it's full we donate our money.
	There's no reason not to take part in the efforts to make people more aware of breast- and other cancerrisks. Get leaflets and hang them in the toilet at home, hand them out at the hairdressers. Ask pharmacies why you're not seeing posters, and ask your doc to spend an evening informing his patients (male included) how to perform a breast-exam properly. There's also a lot to do at internet. I myself found out that our national consumersorganisation has done research to find out which hospitals offer the best support to breastcancer patients. The info was hidden behind a password, so only members of the organisation have access. I made them aware of the theme of this month and pointed out that their action means that poor women won't be able to make an informed choice. So hiding this information behind a password seems to be unethical. I'm sure you'll find the chance to do something special yourself.
Think Pink made by Siobhan Made by Angela	This page is made in loving memory of those women who have told me their stories when I was studying and writing my final thesis about breastcancer. They made me aware that cancer can hit at all ages, and probably saved my life.	Made by Ginny herself Awarenesslady made by Tea
Made in 2005.