October is breast cancer awareness month. Many of you may have participated in the Run for the Cure or the Atlanta Three Day Walk.
About 207,090 breast cancer cases are diagnosed each year in the United States. This year approximately 39,840 women will die of breast cancer in the US. Also about 1,970 will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 390 will die. The most common symptoms of breast cancer are a change in the look or feel of the breast, a change in the look or feel of the nipple and nipple discharge. These are listed below:
• Lump, hard knot or thickening
• Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening
• Change in the size or shape of the breast
• Dimpling or puckering of the skin
• Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
• Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast
• Nipple discharge that starts suddenly
• New pain in one spot that doesn’t go away
For more information on breast cancer, self exams and how to donate to help find a cure visit www.komen.org.
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