According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 40% of Canadian women and 45% of Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetimes. That’s almost half of Canada’s population being diagnosed with cancer! October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in woman with the probability of developing breast cancer, a 1 in 9 occurrence (Canadian Cancer Society’s 2009 incidence rates). 1 in 29 women diagnosed with Breast Cancer will die from it. The optimist in me prefers to say 28 out of 29 will win their battle against breast cancer.
Whether it’s breast cancer or any of the other dreaded C’s, I cannot remember a time when there wasn’t a dear friend or family member battling cancer and so when I saw Corrie Kuipers of the GCU Community was hosting a special challenge to blog about the Big C for a chance to win prizes including a $25. donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, I was eager to oblige.
A few years ago I was honored by friends and family who pledged me to run in the annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. I’d asked for pledges in lieu of cards, presents, party or otherwise in celebration of my 50th birthday. The pledges totaled just under $800.! (and to my complete surprise, there was a party thrown too despite my adamancy that there was NOT to be one.).
Cancer prevention by diet and lifestyle choices, assessing your risk factors and regular health checks may be helpful towards reducing staggering cancer occurrence statistics but on-going fundraising towards finding a cure for all cancers is utmost. A cure for Cancer, now there’s something we can all crow about!
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r kid! We recently adopted her from our local animal shelter. As happy as we are to welcome her to our family, we are also saddened to see so many other cats auditioning for forever homes. If you ever doubt the importance of spaying or neutering your pets, just visit an animal shelter. With so many abandoned, neglected and stray, why would anyone not choose to spay or neuter their pets? 
