Breast Cancer Basics
What kind of small object do people wear on their clothes to show they support breast cancer awareness?
A Pink Ribbon
What is one type of food that is good for your body and helps lower the risk of many types of cancer, including breast cancer?
Fruits or Vegetables
On average, nearly _ people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men
Your partner requires constant check-ins and wants to know where you are and who you are with at all times
What is emotional abuse
Children aren't aware of the violence going on at home.
Studies show that in 50-70% of cases where one parent is abusing the other, the children are also being abused. Children suffer emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and developmental impairments as a result of witnessing domestic violence in the home.
In what month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebrated?
October
What is one bad habit that can increase the risk of many types of cancer?
Smoking
Starting this at a later age increases risk.
What is menopause?
Forbid you from working, sabotage employment opportunities, Control how money is spent, give you an allowance
Financial abuse
People who are abusive in their intimate relationships are violent in all of their relationships
Most abusers do not use violence at the workplace or in other non-intimate relationships to solve conflict. Abusive partners choose to be violent toward their partners in ways they would never consider treating other people. Abuse occurs when the abuser exerts power and control over another.
Name as many ways people show support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Wearing pink? (Other acceptable answers: participating in walks/runs, raising money for research, sharing information.)
What is the term for when a doctor checks for signs of cancer using special pictures of the breast?
Mammogram
Domestic violence is a private family matter.
Domestic Violence is everyone’s business. Keeping domestic violence secret helps no one, has been shown to harm children, incurs substantial costs to society, and serves to perpetrate abuse through learned patterns of behavior. Domestic violence is an illegal act in the U.S. and is considered a crime with serious repercussions. Although there are aspects of domestic violence (example: emotional, psychological, spiritual abuse) that may not be considered criminal in a legal sense, serious and long-lasting physical, emotional and spiritual harm can, and often does, occur. Each and every act of domestic violence needs to be taken seriously.
Through a series of actions or words, wears away at the other’s sense of ___ well being and health. It often involves making the victim doubt their own sanity.
Mental abuse
Becomes overly and inappropriately jealous of attention from or conversation with others
Emotional abuse
What famous skyscraper lights up pink every October to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness?
Empire State Building
Name one symptom that could be a sign of breast cancer
What is a lump in the breast? (Other acceptable answers: changes in breast size/shape, dimpling of skin, discharge from nipple.)
True or False - Domestic Abuse is caused by excessive alcohol or the use of drugs.
False - Although some abusers are more prone to being violent when drunk, many more abuse when completely sober. Alcohol and drugs may increase the violence, but they do not cause it.
Telling you you're ugly getting fat
Verbal abuse
_ of domestic violence victims are women
85% of domestic violence victims are women
What type of pink flower is often used to represent the beauty and strength of people affected by breast cancer?
Pink Rose
What is it called when doctors check healthy people for signs of cancer before they show any symptoms?
Cancer Screening
This is the second most common type of cancer in U.S. women.
What is breast cancer?
Unwanted kissing or touching
Sexual abuse
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin