Week 5

There are many breast cancer organizations around the world and they do many different things. Some help raise money, some help with support, and others organize gatherings so all breast cancer patients can unite and do things together to share experiences. Breast cancer awareness month is in October and a lot of local places will sell pink ribbons or anything that's pink to raise money for breast cancer. The main organization is the American Cancer Society but that helps support all types of cancer. A really big organization just for breast cancer is Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This organization is very popular and advertises in many ways to research a cure for breast cancer and get donations. They also organize a lot of events like marathons to raise money instead of just selling products. Susan Komen was diagnosed with breast cancer and died 3 years later. The organization was founded by her sister, because she promised susan that she would find a way to speed up the research for breast cancer. In 2007 they had the organization celebrated their 25th anniversary and their new mission statement is "to end breast cancer forever". Most cities will organize a marathon that's either walking or running to support breast cancer patients and anybody can participate in these marathons. Most hospitals that treat breast cancer provide support groups for those patients experiencing breast cancer or who have already experienced it. These support groups help the patients realize they aren't the only ones out there going through this terrible time in their life, share their feelings about what is going on, and just have somebody to talk to that can relate. Breast cancer patients aren't required to attend these support groups it's just offered to them and they can take advantage of them if they want. All of these organizations and support groups have really helped influence other people to participate in helping to find a cure for breast cancer. Breast cancer is unfortunately becoming a very common occurrence in women and the more people participate in supporting these organizations the faster we will find a cure for breast cancer.