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Showing posts with label breast cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breast cancer. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

sammy the dog



This is my brothers dog sammy sammy had a sister faith that died in the summer.Now Sammy has cancer and they give her about 3 months to live.These pictures were taken after her surgery at cornell animal hospital.Sammy and faith both had a hard life my brother bought them from a shelter for abused animals.I hope animals go to heaven to

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women in north america and europe.Close to 200,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 in america.Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in america behind lung cancer.The lifetime risk of a women getting breast cancer is 1 in 8.The risk of dying from breast cancer is much lower 1 in 28.Men are also at risk but much lower than women.The most important risk for breast cancer is age.Risk is also affected by the age a women begins her period younger age may increase her risk.Pregnacy later in life may increase her risk.Hormone replacement therapy may increase her risk.Family history increases her risk.