This short post is a personal effort to promote the importance of breast cancer education, research, early detection, and prevention -- not only during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but all year round.
In June my wife passed away from triple-negative metastatic breast cancer caused by an inherited BRCA2 mutation. (Read about hereditary cancer and the importance of genetic testing and family communication about inherited cancer risks in a previous post.)Nearly 46,000 more women in the U.S. are expected to die this year from breast cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in American women. So, PLEASE help save lives by learning more about research, early detection, and prevention:
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNational Breast Cancer Foundation
Supporting a Friend with Cancer -- www.100Actsoflove.com
This post, and my previous post on hereditary cancer, are both dedicated to my beautiful and beloved wife, Donna. A world-class educator, author, Grand Canyon hiker, loving mother, and my best friend. No one should suffer and die from a preventable cancer.
-- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross