 October is celebrated internationally as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Started in 1985 the primary goal for events highlighting this disease has been to promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates that over 190,000 women annually will be diagnosed with breast cancer. With about 10-15 percent of these women being younger than 45*. Be that as it may, the United States Preventive Task Force on Breast Cancer found that screening mammography is beneficial for women between the ages of 40 and 49 years. Support your country's initiative to fight breast cancer.  |
