Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? It’s crazy to think that breast cancer can affect some many of us. Imagine that out of your circle of friends, 1 in 8 of them will be diagnosed with breast cancer. What if that one was you? I don’t mean to scare …
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to take a different spin on it and focus on the bra. While wearing a bra is uplifting (like my pun?), it sure has its downfall. More and more women are getting breast cancer. While diet, lifestyle, aging, and genetics can play a factor, the issues of the bra are rarely discussed. Could there be a …
In an Op-Ed published in the New York Times of May 14, 2013, Angelina Jolie states that she elected to have both her breasts removed (and that she will have her ovaries removed) on the advice of her doctors because they said she had an 87% risk of getting breast cancer and ovarian cancer. I get it. 87% is …