Archive for 2011
Thanksgiving Fun Facts
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on Thursday, November 24, 2011 and it’s a bigger celebration (not so much of the holiday itself, but what happens after Thanksgiving Day) than our Canadian neighbors who celebrate their Thanksgiving on Monday, October 10, 2011. Although the dates change for both countries each year, one way to remember…
Keep Reading...Breast Cancer Symptoms and Risk Factors
While there is no cure for breast cancer–yet, I believe treatment is more effective when it is detected early. Breast cancer has no borders; it doesn’t discriminate and when I say it doesn’t discriminate I mean it literally, because men can get breast cancer too. Yearly mammograms don’t always detect breast cancer so it’s equally…
Keep Reading...Breast Cancer: Live Well. Be Aware. Be Educated.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every month should be an awareness month because every woman should do breast self-exams monthly (BSE). If you’re still menstruating, then a few days after would be ideal and if you’re postmenopausal then pick the first or last day of the month so you’re less likely to forget. Breast cancer…
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