October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the third Friday of the month is also National Mammography Day! First declared in 1993 by President Clinton, this day is designed to encourage all women to schedule their yearly mammography appointment without delay. In almost all the United States, there are also clinics and doctor’s offices who…
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Cancer treatment and certain treatments for long-term disorders can have a major impact on fertility, which can impact the ability for people to become pregnant in the future. Fertility preservation is a procedure, or group of procedures, done to help keep a person’s ability to have children. Some examples of fertility preservation are sperm banking,…
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There is much controversy around the topic of eating disorders and cancer. In some cases, severe eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa can trigger abnormal cell growth and set up the body for cancerous cells to grow. In another sort of circumstance, many cancer patients who are pushing through treatment and life after…
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Globally every year there are approximately 13 million cancer cases being diagnosed, treated, and dealt with. By the year 2030, the American Cancer Society predicts that number to rise to over twenty-six million cases. The United States has the seventh highest overall cancer rate in the world, according to studies done by the World Health…
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International Women’s Day is celebrated every March 8th, with a campaign that supports a cause important to women for the entire year. Each year offers up a new campaign designed to bring light and awareness to the gender-imbalance across the globe. This encompasses gender equality in the workspace, boardrooms, government, media, sports coverage, wealth, and…
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National Cancer Control Month happens every year in April, when all forms of cancer prevention are brought to light. It may seem redundant having yet another month and the focus on yet another cancer, but the decline in rates of cancer found in the world cancer statistics would show otherwise. The rates of newly diagnosed…
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Did you know that… In 2003, National Donate Life Month was brought to life by Donate Life America and other organizations. Celebrated every April, this month features many local and national activities that encourage people to register as a donor and celebrate those lives who have been saved by those who did choose to donate…
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Did you know that over fifty million people are living with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia? Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease, but instead an overall term that describes a group of symptoms. Every year in June and again in…
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