Ruthie

This page is dedicated for my dear friend Ruth
I only hope that maybe it will help just one person
Please read the information on this page and check out the links!

My friend Ruth died of breast cancer, she was only 36 years old.
She left behind 5 small children, a husband, her mother, sisters, and numerous friends.
She was the most kind-hearted friend you could ever ask for.
None of us like to think that cancer can happen to us or to someone we love, but it does.

This is Ruth when she was about 18, I know
that it's an old picture of her, but
it was always my favorite and
other than the hair style, she never changed.
And in my heart, she will always look like this.

Breast Cancer Statistics:
As of 1997,one in eight women living to age 85 will develop breast cancer
Source: National Breast Cancer Coalition

A woman dies of breast cancer every 11 minutes
Source: National Breast Cancer Coalition

Accounting for 39% of all cancer diagnosed in women, second only to skin cancers,
breast cancer is the most prevalent (1 of every 3 cancer diagnoses)
Source: National Cancer Institute

180,200 newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer are expected in 1997
43,900 women and 400 men are expected to die from breast cancer in 1997
Breast cancer deaths are ranked second to the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, lung cancer
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women age 15-34 and 35-54
Breast cancer is the second cause of death in women age 55-74

Breast Cancer:
What Every Woman Needs to Know

Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among women in the United States.
It can be slow - or fast-growing. The actual cancer cells are microscopic and may
take one to five years before the cancerous area grows large enough to be felt as a mass or tumor.
From 70 to 80% of all breast cancer developes in the ducts of the mammary glands.
It's best to discover cancer while it's still growing in the ducts before the cells
have spread outside the duct lining and potentially throughout the body.
Although breast cancer will strike over 180,000 women in the U.S. each year,
that doesn't mean a death sentence -- and many times, not even loss of a breast.
These days, more and more women are opting for lumpectomies and radiation rather than mastectomy --
which means only the tissue around the lump is removed rather than the whole breast.
In addition, mammography and monthly self-exams give women the chance to catch cancer early.
According to some experts, there can be a 95% survival rate if it's found in the earliest stage.

Courtesy of Health Insider

There are steps you can take to reduce your risk of contracting breast cancer:
Know your risk factors. Many factors are linked to conditions that affect hormonal patterns
and increase estrogen metabolism in the body. You're at higher risk if
you've never had children or if your first child was born after you reach the age of 30.
Other women with a higher risk factor are those who had their first period early
or started menopause late in life. Being on estrogen replacement
therapy may also raise your risk. Also, having first-degree maternal
relatives who got breast cancer raises your risk 1 1/2 to 2 times.
Go looking for trouble. To spot breast cancer early, doctors recommend both self-examination and mammography.
You should have your first mammogram when you're between the ages of 35 and 40 --
the earlier the better if you have a family history of breast cancer, previous biopsies or a record of breast problems.
Between 40 and 50 you should have a mammogram every one to two years.
After 50, you should have one annually. Make lifestyle changes.
The following dietary and lifestyle changes have been shown to reduce cancer risk:
* Eating a low-fat diet
* Cutting back on alcohol consumption
* Adding wheat-bran fiber to your diet
* Upping your total fiber to 35 grams per day
* Supplementing vitamin A
* Getting plenty of aerobic exercise
* Using olive oil instead of other oils
* Eating plenty of fruits
* Eating veggies rich in phytochemicals
* Avoiding environmental estrogens like pesticides
* Investigating your HRT
* Eating salmon -- or other omega-3 foods -- often

Courtesy of Health Insider

This is a wonderful page about breast cancer by a woman who has survived it. She
has many great links to sites including great information, education, diagnosis
and treatment information, nutrition and prevention, hats, wigs, and prosthetics,
healing sites, and other great resource sites. Please visit her page, you'll
be glad you did. Kathryn's Page

Help Spread The Word http://www.geocities.com/angelsister.geo/bcresearch.html This website is designed to help you join in the fight.
You can find all sorts of information including how to become an advocate for change,
which Members of Congress have been supportive of their agenda and how National Breast Cancer Coalition
trained advocates have helped change the world of breast cancer research.
THE 24 hour toll-free phone number for the
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
1-800-ACS-2345.

www.women.com
www.stopbreastcancer.org

I display this ribbon for my friend, Ruth
I miss ya Ruthie

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