Bringing Awareness to Breast Cancer
October 19, 2021 2021-10-19 11:54Bringing Awareness to Breast Cancer
A Time to Support, Encourage, and Uplift
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, more than 3.8 million women in the United States come together in a display of strength to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research regarding its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure.
Pinktober also serves as emotional support by recognizing the brave survivors, encouraging those fighting the disease, spreading awareness to others, and motivating everyone to get checked for breast cancer.
A subtle yet impactful way people show their support during Pinktober is by wearing pink ribbons throughout the month. The pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness. People wear these ribbons to honor those who are battling cancer and remember the lives that were lost.
Students of Deerfield Beach High showed their support by wearing pink on Friday, October 15th, as spirit week ended. All grade levels came together to promote breast cancer awareness.
Investing in Women of the Future is an on-campus club that designed a shirt for students to display throughout the month. They were selling the shirts on the e-store for all students to show their support.
On the last week of October, IWF plans to host a special spirit week to emphasize the importance of bringing awareness to the disease that has taken many lives.
Since the start of BCAM in October 1985, efforts to research the disease have been successful. While scientists are still searching for a cure, treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been helpful.
As effective as current treatments are, they still come with grueling side effects that can be very strenuous on patients and may even cause complications. Scientists are continuing their search for cures and less physically stressful treatment options for the troubling sickness affecting tens of millions of people.
While breast cancer is most common in women aged 55 to 64, men and women of all ages can be diagnosed with this disease. This highlights the importance of getting tested or checking yourself for breast cancer and encouraging loved ones to do the same, especially if they fall in that age range.
There is an exceedingly large community of people that have been affected by breast cancer, either through first-hand encounters with the disease or through friends and family members that have had it.
This month can be difficult for many people because it may bring up memories of those who battled breast cancer. It is important to commemorate those who lost their lives to this disease and honor those who survived or are currently fighting against breast cancer.
