You are cordially invited to join this Week’s Topic on African Health Dialogues:
Defeating Breast Cancer in Women
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WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012
TIME: 12: 00 PM-1: 00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME
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HOST: Regina Askia Williams RN | HOST: Dr. Ladi Owolabi
Special Guest: MELANIE A. NIX, mutated BRCA1 gene carrier and triple negative breast cancer survivor by the age of 38, is co-founder of the Breast Cancer Comfort Site (www.breastcancercomfortsite.com) - a virtual wellspring where breast cancer patients and survivors can gain nourishment and guidance through their metamorphosis. She is a fifth generation breast cancer survivor and she wants to give the world a huG as the creator of helping uplift Greetings™, the huMAN huGs™ line of greeting cards for breast cancer patients and survivors. Launched in 2002, years prior to her breast cancer diagnosis, she is a pioneer in this space where there had been limited greeting card options addressing breast cancer.
TOPIC’S BACKGROUND:
Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells...
Overall, women of European heritage are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than are African-American women, but African-American women are more likely to die of this cancer. However, in women under 45 years of age, breast cancer is more common in African- American women. Asian, Hispanic, and Native-American women have a lower risk of developing and dying from breast cancer- according to the American Cancer Society.
The pressing questions are why are still more women dying of breast cancer, why are the symptoms different, why is that stats show an increase in heart disease in African women? Is there a genetic linkage ....etc if yes how come this was not the norm years ago....has the diet and lifestyle changed so significantly...
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, we need to think about realistic ways to defeat cancer. Our job is to increase awareness of prevention as we continue to support ongoing efforts toward speedy and sustainable recovery.
See detail here: http://www.africanviews.org/component/content/article/1018-health-dialogues/49204-breast-cancer-in-women-ii
