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FIGHTING BREAST CANCER News 126 womansday.com October 2014 1 Reframe self-exams Encourage your daughter to get to know her breasts and to tell you if anything feels different or uncomfortable, but don’t instruct her to look for lumps. There’s no need at this age, and it can make her fearful of her own body. 2 Focus on the positive Rather than centering the talk on cancer, which can be scary, discuss what she can do now to help her breast health later in life, such as exercising, avoiding smoking and alcohol, and maintaining a healthy weight. { Healthy family } The Talk You Must Have Discussing breast cancer at home is an important conversation. CASH-FREE WAYS TO GIVE BACK Contribute to the cause (without digging into your pocketbook) with one of these three ideas. BY KATHERINE DEMPSEY Get behind the wheel Drive a cancer patient to and from her treatment appointments through the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program (cancer.org/road torecovery), which helps those who lack access to transportation or are unable to drive themselves. Stitch to support Knit or crochet a chemo cap using The National NeedleArts Association’s (TNNA; tnna. org/chemocaps) free patterns, which were created exclusively for Woman’s Day readers. Once you’ve completed your cap, send it to TNNA, or give it to a local breast cancer charity near you. Only 41% of mothers talk about breast cancer with their adolescent daughters, according to a recent Ford Warriors in Pink survey. Why does that matter? Because research also shows that an unexpected side effect of awareness initiatives is that some teens believe breast cancer is more common in young women than it actually is (30% of girls ages 8 to 18 think they may have the disease!). Follow these tips to calmly get the conversation started. SOURCE: Susan Love, MD, chief visionary officer, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Donate your dress Give the gown from your big day to Brides Against Breast Cancer (bridesabc.org), which sells wedding dresses at discounted prices to fund free programs and services for cancer patients and their families. FROM TOP: GETTY; SHUTTERSTOCK.
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fighting breast cancer News
126 womansday.com October 2014
1 reframe self-exams Encourage your daughter to get to know her breasts and
to tell you if anything feels different or uncomfortable, but don’t instruct her to look for lumps. There’s no need at this age, and it can make her fearful of her own body.
2 focus on the positive Rather than centering the talk on cancer, which can
be scary, discuss what she can do now to help her breast health later in life, such as exercising, avoiding smoking and alcohol, and maintaining a healthy weight.
{healthy family}
The Talk You Must Have
Discussing breast cancer at home is an important conversation.
Cash-free ways to
Give baCkContribute to the cause (without digging into
your pocketbook) with one of these three ideas.
B y K at h e r i n e De m p s e y
Get behind the wheel Drive a cancer patient to and
from her treatment appointments through the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program (cancer.org/road
torecovery), which helps those who lack access to transportation or are unable to drive themselves.
Stitch to support Knit or crochet a chemo cap
using The National NeedleArts Association’s (TNNA; tnna.
org/chemocaps) free patterns, which were created exclusively for Woman’s Day readers. Once
you’ve completed your cap, send it to TNNA, or give it to a local breast cancer charity near you.
Only 41% of mothers talk about breast cancer with their adolescent daughters, according to a recent Ford Warriors in Pink survey. Why does that matter? Because research also shows that
an unexpected side effect of awareness initiatives is that some teens believe breast cancer is more common in young women than it
actually is (30% of girls ages 8 to 18 think they may have the disease!). Follow these tips to calmly get the conversation started.
SOURCE: Susan Love, MD, chief visionary officer, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
Donate your dress Give the gown from
your big day to Brides Against Breast Cancer (bridesabc.org), which sells wedding dresses at discounted prices to fund free programs and
services for cancer patients and their families.
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$1 from each purchase of the Gaiam Forever Pink yoga mat ($21.98; amazon.com) supports breast cancer research.
Under Armour’s Alpha Bra ($24.99; ua.com) is part of a line for its power In pink program, which will donate a minimum of $500,000 to breast cancer charities.
purchase the Gorjana Born to Run bracelet ($50; hautehead quarters.com) in October and 20% of the proceeds will benefit the pretty In pink Foundation.
20% of net profits from the BFFLBag ($55; bfflco.com) are given to cancer charities.
proceeds from the New Balance 1765 sneakers ($110; newbalance.com) go to the Susan g. komen organization.
All of the net profits from this baseball cap ($5; kohls.com), as well as the rest of the Kohl’s Cares Tek Gear collection, go toward the fight against breast cancer.
Help Yourself and Others
These products will inspire you to get moving (an active lifestyle can help prevent breast cancer)
while also funding the movement.
Find Support Onlinewhether breast cancer affects you or a loved
one, help is just a click away.CureDiva One-stop shopping site curediva.com allows you to browse for products by treatment stage—from post-surgery bras to all-natural beauty care—that will make you or a friend feel happy, cared for and comfortable.
MY BreasT CanCer TeaM A free breast cancer social networking site, mybcteam.com connects women across the country who are battling breast cancer, allowing them to lean on one another for encouragement, advice, doctor recommendations and more.
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