Early Detection Saves Lives

Early Detection Saves Lives

The American Cancer Society estimates that 526 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer today.

Add that up and that’s 192,200 women in the US diagnosed every year. What are the odds that one of them is someone you know?

If we are all doing our monthly self-exams and remembering to schedule a mammogram, the odds of surviving a fight with breast cancer increases greatly.

Why are self-exams so important?

Self-exams are an important first step because you can often feel a lump before it has caused any other symptoms. When was your last breast self-exam?

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Kellee M. Franklin, PhD

HCD Expert | Executive Advisor | Human-Inspired AI Solutions | Strategy + Innovation | Royal Society of Arts Fellow

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Such an important message -- thank you, Kameron! It is also good to remind everyone of the challenges with metastatic disease. A short WedMD article from Oct 9th shares some of the key points as well as ways people can contribute to research -- https://blogs.webmd.com/cancer/2015/10/metastatic-breast-cancer-what-pink-doesnt-cover.html. Together, we can save lives!

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Hi, this looks excellent, but when I click the link it goes to a web page us not available error. Can't wait to check it though, coud you email me the link or repost? Thanks!!

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