Battling Cancer

Here’s the what is going on in cancer news and events around the globe!

Strike Out Breast Cancer located in San Francisco, CA, is celebrating TEN years. Join them on October 20th as they do it again while grooving to the beat of The Motown Sound.

DJ Lamont Young will be spinning oldies, with dancing, cocktails and fabulous food from Taste Catering, a Silent Auction, and of course, bowling!

FMI check out the website or contact them here: mailto:strikeout@cbcsanfrancisco.com

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October is

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

From the American Cancer Society:

• Breast cancer life time risk is about to 1 in 8 (about 12%).
• In 2008, an estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed, along with 67,770 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer. About 40,480 women are expected to die in 2008 from breast cancer, though this is a decrease.
• In the United States, breast cancer death rates are higher than any other cancer, besides lung cancer.
• Excluding skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women.
• A woman’s risk of breast cancer doubles if she has a mother, sister, or daughter that has been diagnosed with breast cancer. 20% – 30% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family history of breast cancer.
• About 5-10% of breast cancers are caused by inherited gene mutations.
• Riskfactors for breast cancer include being female and growing older.

Can Breast Cancer Be Prevented?

“At this time, there is no guaranteed way to prevent breast cancer, which is why regular mammograms are so important. A woman’s best overall preventive health strategy is to reduce her known risk factors as much as possible by avoiding weight gain and obesity, engaging in regular physical activity, and minimizing alcohol intake. Women should consider the increased risk of breast cancer associated with HRT use when evaluating treatment options for menopausal symptoms. Treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene can also reduce the risk of breast cancer among women at high risk.”

For more information check out the Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2007-2008 From the American Cancer Society

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Welcome to cancer news. Our primary thoughts this weekend are with those dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

Thank you to the American Cancer Society for sending along this helpful information for you or anyone you know.  

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September already …and hurricane season across the world.

Hannah has struck and Ike is on the way. Stay safe!

Here are the highlights on cancer events and news around the world.

Zero Breast  Cancer is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding the causes of breast cancer through community participation in the research process. They focus on identifying environmental factors and the role they play in the development of breast cancer at all stages of life. They are located in San Rafael, California.

Sunday, September 28, join ZBC as they RACE FOR RESEARCH. Infineon Raceway and the Russell Driving School will be the venue for a fundraising event this fall for Zero Breast Cancer. It will be a full day of racing on Infineon Raceway’s lightning quick karting track with professional driving instruction, courtesy of the Russell Driving School. In addition to instruction, you will have the use of a kart, a driving suit and helmet, lunch and the possibility of being one of ten finalists who will compete in a timed lapping at the end of the day. Check here for more info.

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The majority of my work day is spent doing some form of internet research. That’s why I was happy to find that Yahoo! had a partnership with the American Cancer Society to help raise funds for cancer awareness, prevention and research funding. Each time you use Search to Fight for your search engine needs instead of Google or another default web site, a significant portion of the advertising revenue raised by visiting sponsored links will be donated to the American Cancer Society.From the Search to Fight website: 

Yahoo! will contribute a significant portion of its advertising revenue generated by your clicks on paid advertising sites that are displayed on your search results page. We ask that you use this site honestly. You should use SearchToFight just as you would any other search engine. If you conduct fraudulent searches, then it will reduce the amount of contributions to the American Cancer Society. Fraudulent searching includes, but is not limited to repeated manual clicks, the use of robots or other automated querytools, etc. 

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