October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

You can pre-order the cherry vanilla bagels at paneraeastcoast.com or at your local Panera. The Commercial Appeal is indeed pink. Since then, the link between pink and breast cancer has greatly expanded to include everything from clothing to yogurt container lids. The campaign aims to involve almost 200 educational institutes across Pakistan to reach out to over 100,000 young girls, equipping them with necessary knowledge about cause and prevention of breast cancer.

The foundation reports that about 70 percent of women age 40 and older receive regular mammograms, the single most effective screening tool to find breast cancer early.

The Irish Cancer Society is calling on people to Paint It Pink for the next 31 days in the hope of raising funds to support the 2,800 women and men diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

The genetic flaw accounts for a small number of cancers overall, but has been found in half of families with multiple cases of breast cancer, and in up to 90 percent of those with both breast and ovarian cancer. For every pair sold, £1 will be donated to Breast Cancer Now and Breast Cancer Care.

Throughout the month, the board will feature the names of people who have survived, are fighting, or have died from breast cancer. Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in entire Asia.

A story by The Commercial Appeal’s David Waters in today’s newspaper and on our website tells why this disease is of particular importance in Memphis. You fill out a brief form and ACS will email you a reminder on the first day of your birth month with the breast cancer screening tests we recommend based on the latest ACS guidelines. Women should talk to their health care provider about their individual screening schedule.

To put it succinctly, according to cancer researchers, African-American women still are not receiving the same quality of breast cancer treatment as white women typically do. About one in eight women can expect to be diagnosed with it in their lifetime. Wednesday morning, Herrin Hospital released balloons to honor survivors and remember those who’ve lost their battle with the disease.

And, do not forget the friends and family members who have supported them.