's motd Wed Oct 12 - Breast Cancer

[Guest guest]

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION...

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Is worth a pound of cure! I

know you're all familiar with that saying, aren't

you? Well, for what I'm going to discuss with you

today, I want those words at the top of your mind.

See, October is Breast

Cancer Awareness Month and the key

word here is...aware. In order to fight

this disease, the more you know about it, the better

shape you'll be in to fight and beat it.

Breast cancer is the most common form of

cancer in the U.S. after skin cancer.

Did you know that breast cancer is the most common

form of cancer in the U.S. after skin cancer? An

estimated 200,00 new cases of invasive breast cancer

will be diagnosed among women in the United States

this year. That's nearly one quarter of a million

new cases. But while this disease claims thousands

of lives each year, the good news is that today,

there are over 2,500,000 breast cancer survivors

living in the United States. I like that

word living because

it means these women were

able to

beat the disease!

Throughout my life, I've known women who were

diagnosed with breast cancer. In fact, I'm sad to

say that I've lost some of these ladies to breast

cancer. But thankfully, I also know lots of women

who were diagnosed with breast cancer and who're

now among the millions of survivors I told you

about.

I've had several students at Slimmons

who've fought breast cancer and won!

I've had several students at Slimmons who've fought

breast cancer and won! Some of them have had single

or even double mastectomies followed my chemotherapy

and radiation treatment. But there they are in

class, working out hard and looking better than

ever. Now

that makes me smile!

I must tell you about a very special lady I admire

so very much. She was my producer on The

Show back in the

80's and her name is Noreen. She beat breast cancer

on more than one occasion and she's still going

strong today. In fact, she's even set up her own

foundation to help other women beat this disease.

Noreen travels the world educating women on the

importance of taking good care of their health and

advises them, beginning at age 40, to see their

doctors for an annual mammogram. She really is one

amazing woman, that Noreen!

Be aware!

I just know that one day, working together and being

smart, we're going to help that list of 2.5 million

breast cancer survivors grow even longer. But I

like I said before, you need to be

aware!

If you want to know more about breast

cancer and how to beat it, please click this link to

a very educational web site on Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Love,