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As October slowly rolls to an end, so does a very important time in our country – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The odds are that someone you know has been affected by the disease. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women in the United States. According to NBCAM.org, "an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among women in the United States this year. An estimated 40,170 women are expected to die from the disease in 2009 alone." These numbers are staggering.
National Breast Cancer Awareness month is celebrating its 25th year of spreading education about this terrible disease. Though many strides have been taken in the treatment and awareness of breast cancer, there still remains so much more to accomplish.
So please show your support for this noble cause. There are events all around Baltimore and even at UMBC designed to spread awareness and raise money to help research better techniques for treatment and detection of the disease. So get involved. If you do nothing more than wear a tiny pink ribbon on your shirt, thank you. Because even though October is coming to a close, the fight against breast cancer rages on.
If you would like any more information about how to help, or if you just want to know more, please visit the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website, www.NBCAM.org. This is a year-round site designed to help anyone who may have questions about early detection, symptoms, treatments, or how to get involved. So please take a moment to visit this website. And remember, the fight against breast cancer does not end with October.
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