Breast Cancer Facts
Breast cancer treatment which removes cancerous tumors but leave the breast
What is a lumpectomy?
International ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness.
What is a Pink Ribbon?
Risk factors inherited or passed down from parent to child
What is genetic?
October 13th is Rosie’s birthday but also recognized as what cancer awareness?
What is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness?
Recommended age for mammogram screening for women at average risk of breast cancer
What is age 40?
What 1973 song by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Avoidable risk factors typically under your control
Environmental or lifestyle risks
Began in 1985 as a week long event
What is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Two lifestyle factors linked to a higher risk of breast cancer
What is obesity and drinking alcohol?
Male breast cancer ribbon color
What is pink and blue
Name two environmental and lifestyle risk factors
Poor diet, drinking alcohol, lack of physical activity, smoking, obese
2 key focuses of Breast Cancer Awareness
What is early detection and research
Most common type of breast cancer
What is invasive ductal carcinoma?
The gold ribbon represents what cancer awareness
What is the gold ribbon
Represented by a pink teal and green ribbon
What is Metastatic Breast cancer
First American “First Lady” to openly discuss her breast cancer
Who is Betty Ford
Recognized annually with the plum or purple ribbon
What is National Family Caregivers Month
Shares October as awareness month with breast cancer
What is Liver Cancer Awareness Month