Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Join The Pink Sisterhood

My dear blogging friend tammy invited me to join The Pink Sisterhood and I want to invite you all to join it too.
One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

  • Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk.
  • Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer
  • Seventy-seven percent of women with breast cancer are over 50.
  • Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54, and the second cause of cancer death in women 55 to 74.
  • Risks for breast cancer include a family history, atypical hyperplasia, early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), current use or use in the last ten years of oral contraceptives, and daily consumption of alcohol.
  • Early detection of breast cancer, through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after age 40, offers the best chance for survival.
  • Facts taken from Women's Health
    And now here is the tag and the rules:

1. Put the logo in your blog.2. Add a link to the person who shared it with you.3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs4. Add your link to the list of participants below5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.
PINK Sisterhood :
1- Fara 2- Massy 3- N.O.Y 4- Mariuca 5- A Great Pleasure 6- LadyJava 7- Kim 8- Pink Thoughts 9- Turn-u-Off 10- Roxiticus Desperate Housewives 11- STAY AT HOME MOM 12- Fida Abbott 13- Also Mommy 14- Janice Ng 15. The Painted Veil16. Mommys Little Corner 17. Black Tie And Sneakers 18. A Little Girl Talk 19. my kids are my world 20. you're next

3 comments:

Tammy said...

I put this on my blog. Plus I went and got my mamograph today.

Anonymous said...

I just posted about this too!

~Just Me Miranda~ said...

Great post, I'm going to put that on my blog too. My wordless Wednesday is about our walk for the cure, should check it out it was fun! And for a good cause.