{"id":20613,"date":"2020-10-09T12:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T17:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/?p=20613"},"modified":"2024-12-20T10:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:58:21","slug":"october-breast-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/blog\/insights\/october-breast-cancer-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/media\/TOT000333_BreastCancerAwarenessMonth-10.png\" alt=\"October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month\" width=\"1201\" height=\"631\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>At the beginning of October, we welcomed Breast Cancer Awareness month. Teachers of Tomorrow aims to draw attention to this important month in efforts to help raise awareness. By speaking about breast cancer, Teachers of Tomorrow hopes to help others discover resources and speak about the importance of screening for early detection. We have gathered a short list to help you learn how to take action, discover foundations to donate to, provide statistics to raise awareness, and share some of our favorite resources to learn more.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/media\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\"> How to Take Personal Action:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule a standard physical.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re over the age of 40, schedule a mammogram.<\/li>\n<li>Collect family and personal health history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/media\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\"> Consider Donating to Worthwhile Causes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.info-komen.org\/site\/Donation2?df_id=23488&amp;23488.donation=form1&amp;mfc_pref=T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan G. Komen<\/a> \u2013 Bank of America will match your donation until October 31, 2020!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/donate3.cancer.org\/?lang=en&amp;_ga=2.256377227.1266633851.1602262684-1443874873.1602262684&amp;_gac=1.21188297.1602262684.CjwKCAjwlID8BRAFEiwAnUoK1eoeEd6-nutidZRhUSRBDe3kxidXu-ShFPo9ettCuxTiK6XV27-E9hoCT3sQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Cancer Society<\/a> \u2013 Help patients receive the support they need.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breast Cancer Research Foundation<\/a> \u2013 Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/media\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\"> Noteworthy Stats &amp; Facts:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Breast Cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US.<\/li>\n<li>While more predominantly diagnosed in women, <strong>breast cancer occurs in both men and women.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In 2020, an estimated 276,480 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/media\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\"> Our Favorite Resources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintjohnscancer.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/28\/october-is-breast-cancer-awareness-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Wayne Cancer Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers of Disease Control and Prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/cancer\/events\/breast_cancer_month\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of October, we welcomed Breast Cancer Awareness month. 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