The talented and kind Julie Mitchell, at When the Spirit Moves Me, recently presented me with the Kreativ Blogger award. Julie is a dear blogger friend and fiber artist who makes the most beautiful Spirit Figures and Art Dolls. Please visit her blog (here) to see her gorgeous creations, and to read about her life and her many interests.
Thank you Julie!
As you probably know by now, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Mammograms, like colonoscopies, are something we don't enjoy, but they are well worth the temporary discomfort.
I've had at least one every year for since my twenties, since I am at very high risk. Everyone should follow their own doctor's advice on when to begin having mammograms, and how frequently to have them.
Here are a few links you may be interested in:
- for breast cancer symptoms and diagnosis, breastcancer.org has some easy-to-understand information and links (here)
- to find out your personal risk of breast cancer, cancer.gov has a simple on-line assessment tool (here)
- to find out what you can do to help prevent breast cancer, the National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov) has some terrific information to get you started (here)
Thank you Julie!
As you probably know by now, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Mammograms, like colonoscopies, are something we don't enjoy, but they are well worth the temporary discomfort.
I've had at least one every year for since my twenties, since I am at very high risk. Everyone should follow their own doctor's advice on when to begin having mammograms, and how frequently to have them.
Here are a few links you may be interested in:
- for breast cancer symptoms and diagnosis, breastcancer.org has some easy-to-understand information and links (here)
- to find out your personal risk of breast cancer, cancer.gov has a simple on-line assessment tool (here)
- to find out what you can do to help prevent breast cancer, the National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov) has some terrific information to get you started (here)
- if you cannot afford a mammogram or have no insurance, liv.com can help you find a location in your state that offers free mammograms (here)
- and for information about inflammatory breast cancer, a type of cancer which cannot be detected by a mammogram, the IBC Research Foundation (ibcresearch.org) has a very comprehensive website here
