The Health Resource Center is co-sponsoring a presentation with the Beautiful Day foundation today at the Multicultural Center in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The center will be sharing information about the prevention of breast cancer and awareness among women of all ages.
The Beautiful Day Foundation, which came to campus last year, brings professionals together to discuss prevention, detection and everything else that comes with breast cancer.
Lindsey Tucker, receptionist at the Health Resource Center, said the presentation will be a breast cancer prevention workshop.
According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, named after Komen, who died of breast cancer at age 36, there will be around 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer among women in the United States in 2010.
While breast cancer is not very common among younger women, it does happen. Komen.org said 5 percent of all breast cancer is among women under 40 years old. The website said it’s important to become familiar with the shape and feel of the breast to track any change that may be a sign of breast cancer.
Although many men may believe this event does not apply to them, think again. While extremely rare, men can also get breast cancer. The website states that 1,970 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and around 390 men will die from it.
The one-hour event, which will include food and prizes, starts at noon. The series will continue next week on Oct. 24 with a speaker’s panel featuring breast cancer survivors and caregivers.
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