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alpha Kappa Delta Phi wants YOU to help fight Breast Cancer!
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
What you didn't know about breast cancer:
Men develop breast cancer, too?
.:: Breast cancer in men is rare, but it does happen. In 2004, it is estimated that 1,450 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 470 will die from it.
Alcohol is our worst enemy?
.:: High levels of alcohol intake are thought to increase the risk of breast cancer. If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation - less than one drink a day.
GET INFORMED!!
Learn...
* How to perform a breast self-examination!
* How to fight against breast cancer
and help raise money for
the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
by donating through purchasing pink rhinestone ($5) or enamel ($3)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month ribbons
from the sisters of alpha Kappa Delta Phi.
We will be tabling at White Plaza, noon to 1 p.m. all week until Friday, October 30th. In the event of rain, tabling will occur in front of Tresidder Union.
If you have questions, please contact Nancy Wu (nanwu@stanford.edu) or Desiree Sung (desiree.sung@stanford.edu).
...An estimated 40,000 women in the U.S. will die from breast cancer during 2004...
Help us save lives.
More facts...
Birth control pills:
: Studies have shown that taking birth control pills for five years or longer can slightly increase a woman's risk for breast cancer.
Women in the community:
: African American women have a higher breast cancer death rate (31.0 per 100,000) than women of any other racial or ethnic population.
: For Asian Americans who immigrated to the United States at least a decade ago, the risk of breast cancer is 80 percent higher than that of new immigrants. For those born in the U.S., the breast cancer risk is similar to that of Caucasian women.
: Even though Hispanic/Latina women have lower breast cancer rates, they are more likely to die from the disease.
Alarming Information:
: An estimated 216,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States during 2004.
: Age is a major factor! A woman's chance of getting breast cancer increases with age. Your chance by your current age is:
age 20 = 1 in 2152
age 30 = 1 in 251
age 40 = 1 in 69
age 50 = 1 in 36
age 60 = 1 in 26
age 70 = 1 in 23
ever = 1 in 7
This announcement has been brought to you by the sisters of alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Zeta Chapter @ Stanford University.