OCTOBER 1, 2018
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
When you’re told that you have breast cancer, it’s natural to wonder what
may have caused the disease. But no one knows the exact causes of breast
cancer. Doctors seldom know why one woman develops breast cancer and
another doesn’t, and most women who have breast cancer will never be
able to pinpoint an exact cause. What we do know is that breast cancer is
always caused by damage to a cell's DNA.
• One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast
cancer in her lifetime.
• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.
• Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women.
• Each year it is estimated that more than 246,660 women in the United
States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will
die.
• Although breast cancer in men is rare, an estimated 2,600 men will be
diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 440 will die each year.
• On average, every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer
and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes.
• More than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United
States today.
Risk Factors
• Gender: Breast cancer occurs nearly 100 times more often in women
than in men.
• Age: Two out of three women with invasive cancer are diagnosed after
age 55.
• Race: Breast cancer is diagnosed more often in Caucasian women than
women of other races.
• Family History and Genetic Factors: If your mother, sister, father
or child has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer, you have a
higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in the future. Your risk
increases if your relative was diagnosed before the age of 50.
• Personal Health History: If you have been diagnosed with breast
cancer in one breast, you have an increased risk of being diagnosed with
breast cancer in the other breast in the future. Also, your risk increases
if abnormal breast cells have been detected before (such as atypical hy-
perplasia, lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) or ductal carcinoma in situ
(DCIS)).
• Menstrual and Reproductive History: Early menstruation (before age
12), late menopause (after 55), having your first child at an older age or
never having given birth can also increase your risk for breast cancer.
• Certain Genome Changes: Mutations in certain genes, such as BRCA1
and BRCA2, can increase your risk for breast cancer. This is determined
through a genetic test, which you may consider taking if you have a family
history of breast cancer. Individuals with these gene mutations can pass
the gene mutation onto their children.
• Dense Breast Tissue: Having dense breast tissue can increase your risk
for breast cancer and make lumps more difficult to detect. Several states
have passed laws requiring physicians to disclose to women if their mam-
mogram indicates that they have dense breasts so that they are aware of
this risk. Be sure to ask your physician if you have dense breasts.
All materials are from the WebMD
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Health & Wellness Center closures
• Monday, Oct. 8 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day (all day)
Be sure to request your prescriptions
early to cover closure days.
Health & Wellness Center hours
The Health & Wellness Center is pleased to add additional access for
patients during holiday weeks on Thursday mornings. The clinic will be
scheduling patients at 8 a.m. every Thursday preceding or following a
holiday closure. Urgent care also will be available during this time.
New Grand Ronde Health & Wellness
Center Lab/X-ray hours
• 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday
• 9:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Thursday
Breast Cancer Awareness Event
Come check out the Health & Wellness Breast Cancer
Awareness table in the Clinic Atrium on
Wednesday Oct. 17, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
A table full of information on Breast Cancer Awareness,
And of course some cool pink swag!!
We will also be doing blood pressures.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!