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Charities Close to our Hearts
March Of Dimes Is now March For Babies!This Should be very dear to all of us...The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Please click on the ribbon above to make a donation...Keep in mind that every donation no matter the amount is greatly appreciated.
The Heart Truth..
Every woman needs to know about heart disease.
The Heart Truth is that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women. In fact, one in four women dies of heart disease. But heart disease can also lead to disability and a significantly decreased quality of life.
Unfortunately, most women don't know The Heart Truth. Although significant progress has been made increasing awareness among women?from 34 percent in 2000 to 57 percent in 2006?most women fail to make the connection between risk factors and their personal risk of developing heart disease.
The Heart Truth is that women don't take their risk of heart disease seriously?or personally. Women often fail to make the connection between risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and their own chance of developing heart disease.
The centerpiece of The Heart Truth is the Red Dress, which was introduced as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 by NHLBI. The Red Dress reminds women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action.
Order you little Red Dress Pin Here!
Click on the Ribbons to go directly to these wonderful Sites...
What is Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue divide and grow without the normal control. About 85 percent of breast cancers originate in the mammary ducts, while about 15 percent arise in the lobules [5]. Cancerous tumors in the breast usually grow very slowly so that by the time one is large enough to be felt as a lump, it may have been growing for as long as ten years.
One of the most important distinctions to understand about breast cancer is the difference between invasive cancer and carcinoma in situ (kar-sin-O-ma in SY-too). The key concepts of each are discussed below, with greater detail provided in the Diagnosis section.
Invasive Cancer
The more serious of the two, invasive breast cancer, develops when abnormal cells from inside the lobules or ducts break out into the surrounding breast tissue. This provides an opportunity for cancer to spread to the lymph nodes and, in advanced stages, to organs like the liver, lungs and bones.
In the past, breast cancer was thought to grow in an orderly progression from a tiny tumor in the breast tissue to a larger one, sequentially traveling out to the nearby lymph nodes, then distant ones, and finally metastasizing in other parts of the body. Now, however, it is thought that cancer cells are capable of traveling from the breast through the blood and lymphatic system very early in the course of the disease, though these traveling cancer cells do not always survive beyond the tumor .
Click here to make a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation..
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