Show Are you too embarrassed to save your own life Theres There's a public service spot for the American Cancer Society that's been aired re recently on night late-night teler television sion an and its it's raising many ey eyebrows ow l The film shows a woman examining her breasts and naturally her torso is nude Is the American Cancer Society slipping to pornography Hardly We know that many lives are being lost loot to breast cancer and were we're trying to get the publics public's attention The fact that the film has stirred some controversy indicates that part of our goal has been achieved The next step is education and education about breast cancer is a special project of the Uintah Unit of the ACS during March HOW MUCH do YOU know about breast cancer Pick up your pen or pencil and answer the following questions 1 1 The average risk of breast cancer for a woman is 6 1 13 1 or 24 1 circle one 2 Men never get breast cancer True or false 3 3 Most cancerous breast lumps are discovered by physicians True or false 4 The following factors may influence your chances of developing breast cancer Indicate which increase chances which decrease and which have no effect a a. a blow or injury to the breast b b. b no childbirth c. c first child at age 30 or over d d. d nursing e. e close relatives with breast cancer f. f early onset of menstruation g g. g late menopause h h. h age over 50 i. i I personal history of breast cancer j. j lumps lump or thickenings in the breast k nipple discharge and other abnormalities li ties 1 J. local inflammations or infections m m. obesity n n. n estrogenic hormones hormon o 0 o. high rugh fiber diet p p. breast x 5 You can get the answer to any other questions you may have True or false Answers 1 I. Average is 13 1 2 2 False about 1 of every breast cancers develops in a aman man 3 False 95 percent are discovered by women themselves themselves them them- s selves although most t. t often the cancer has already spread ad to toly ly nodes nodes r year year I survival to 56 percent Earlier discovery gives 84 percent survival 4 Increase chances in order of importance i h j k e g b c f decrease chances none no influence d 1 I n o 0 oThere oThere There is some question about the effects of obesity and breast x In the obese woman lumps are more difficult to detect Breast rays x-rays mammography mammography mammography mam- mam is still recommended recommended mended for risk high-risk women where benefits outweigh risks 5 True Call Marie Godfrey at or ask your doctor |