It’s the end of September already! This can mean many different things to different people; summer is now officially over, survival of the first month into the new school year, time to prepare for Halloween, time to rake those beautiful yellow and orange leaves, apples, apples and more apples or time to start thinking about the holidays! But if you are watching the television, listening to the radio or reading the print ads, you know that after September, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
How many advertisements will you view or hear that talk about the loss or the survival (HOPEFULLY)of someone's wife, mother, sister or friend to breast cancer? I know there’s a slim chance you will hear one for someone’s father, brother, husband or boy friend. Face it! We all know how prevalent BreastCancer in women is and that it is one of the highest percentage of female deaths, however that doesn’t mean because Breast Cancer in men is a lower percentage, that it doesn’t or shouldn’t matter! Equally as important, we must educate and bring awareness that men can be diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Throughout the month of October you will hear and receive by mail, email, etc many, many request to support finding the cure for breastcancer. This month, HIS Breast Cancer Awareness also has a request; help us inform men they are not alone when diagnosed with this “women’s “ disease. Make a contribution to HIS Breast CancerAwareness so we too can help spread this information through television, radio, print, etc. With your support, we can help educate people that men DO have breast! That men should be self examiningtheir breast since no one else is looking to teach them how it should be done for early detection and which just might save their life!
Unfortunately there are many men who know they have had women in their lives diagnosed with breast cancer but do not even comprehend that it can affect them as well. It’s important for men to identify their own backgrounds as they may possibly be a BRCA genetic carrier as well with higher risk for breast, colon and prostate cancers. This information is important not only for them, but for their children and grandchildren- both sons as well as their daughters.
Information is a valuable tool. What you do with that information is up to you. HIS Breast Cancer Awareness is a non -profit organization that is not conducting research for ‘the cure of cancer’ it is here to help educate. With your help, we can have information available in Doctor’s offices, gyms, educational facilities and shopping malls or radio or even a television ad to help spread the knowledge.
If you’re a man who thinks ‘this can’t happen to me’, think again! My own brother after knowing his Aunt, Mother, and Sister were all diagnosed with breast cancer, thought that way until he noticed a lump on his own breast. No one is excluded by gender or age from this deadly disease and it can happen to you or someone you love; maybe your father, your brother, your husband, your fantasy football player, your rockstar, your actor, so please help support the education and awareness and make October “Male” Breast Cancer Awareness and Education.
Modah Ani-I Am Thankful
Editor: Vicki Singer Wolf Co-Founder
