Angel Nurseworks: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Happy Fall! I actually can't believe the summer is officially over! As we enter in the Fall season, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I thought it would be appropriate to spread knowledge on breast cancer awareness. Everyone should be attentive to this matter being that age nor sex releases anyone from breast cancer.

Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 women get breast cancer and more than 40,000 women die from the disease.
Men also get breast cancer, but it is not very common. Less than 1% of breast cancers occur in men.
Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects younger women. About 11% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of age

Signs And Symptoms Of Breast Cancer

A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue
Bloody discharge from the nipple
Change in the size, shape or appearance of a breast
Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling
A newly inverted nipple
Peeling, scaling or flaking of the pigmented area of skin surrounding the nipple (areola) or breast skin
Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange