October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. In 2012, 224,147 women and 2,125 men were diagnosed with breast cancer. Combined, more than ten percent of women and men died of the disease. Awareness and prevention are the best deterrents. Here are some awareness and prevention tips to keep you healthy!
1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends performing regular breast self-examinations. BSEs can bring awareness to the changes in breast size or shape and pain, all of which are symptoms of breast cancer.
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