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Show -W- 1 EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - 3 , Breast cancer awareness important all year BY MARKEE HECKEN LIABLE markeekaeDSN - , n, i, ,. honor those who have survived breast cancer and those who have lost their lives to it, communities come together for walks, a ribbon becomes a symbol of hope, and items are decked out in pink throughout the month of To OM. p.' - : , ff A I. t- 1,1 S ., L ,, 1,,, 1 --- ,, ,,,, t. t: i:' , , A r r! 1 ' , 1 t : ! ' , 1 I ,... ,,. ,.,, , t, ? ,. -. I - .., 11 el t ,' A k,A t77--: t to, ii, " ... 1 (- , ry 1 I ,. ,. -- - L ! I i-- fil t rt., k; ,, tt-- 1, --a . I ). ,.,', t ... ,,. , t ; ; ,,,,,-, ,,,. , 6 N n ,!.,,..,o' ),.,--"I- ' H,.! ,,:li ; r't !iv r CI 7i nrcr n rri ct f,,,(.:IiILL,Ixtu ..., ..,. 0 ,..,,..., !,.:, October. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and every 13 minutes, one woman will die from breast . ' cancer. v.; :,. 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But Chris-a- d tensen said besides receiving istom yearly screenings, knowing and your family cancer history is rms, vital. She said there tends to tc ' swelling of all or part of the breast 4141 4 skin irritation' or dimpling ,,,,, ' 'i ' ,,6,,, 1 1 r A i 01 , ,tt 4 nipple painnipple turning inward redness, scaliness or thickening ,, nipple discharge .. , ,, .r., a lump in - the underarm area , C w i 1 '. be a genetic component with younger people, so being screened before the age of 40 may be necessary. "Understand that just because there's no cancer history in the family does not mean it couldn't happen, even to young people," Christensen it, she can call to receive additional help people would want to be more educated if it's happening so from Dixie Regional Medical frequently." tumor and may affect lymphnodes and muscles. She has now been cancer free for five Center. On Thanksgiving of 2009, Drayson Ball, a senior media studies major from Gunnison, was at the dinner table when his mom told him and his siblings she had breast cancer. "Honestly, you don't ever think this will happen to any of your family," Ball said. "It was just like, 'Is this really years. To honor his mom, Ball made a pink wristband to wear during basketball season of his senior year of high school. It was his first game since Thanksgiving break and a few days after his mom told his family she had cancer. Because of high school bas- happening? Is this real life?" His morn had stage three breast cancer, which means the cancer has spread among the immediate region of the ketball rules, players couldn't wear anything on their arms unless it was part of the uniform or a protective sleeve Dakota Bird, a junior criminal justice major from Logan, has never received a breast cancer screening because she's 19 and doesn't think she has to worry about breast cancer. "College students aren't thoroughly educated on cancer," Bird said. "I thinks that's because it's such a common thing now that people aren't necessarily surprised when they get it. That's kind of ironic; you would think said. Depending on insurance coverage, according to newchoicehealth.com, the average cost of a mammogram in St. George is $97. If a woman is at the age where she can receive a mammogram but doesn't think she can afford that at and Research. The Federal million accounts had been tinue stolen in September, but a Trade Commission also AvereeRHeinlen Df wha: second breach had affected addressed almost 400,000 1 billion accounts. almost thefts to hell complaints identity to "I have to be honest, I in 2016 alone. dar In light of recent secuLast semester, Dixie thought about identity theft the same way you Dok fol rity breaches nationwide, State University students are chink about the boogeyon media scholarships had ls out professionals starting to wonder if threats to their identities breached man," said Caroline ly than individuals' are area information as Nielson, a junior biology e identity personal was accidentally published t persof being considered. major from Heber City. In "It was always something on Google through the 2014, 22 percent of )oking students found their idenyou heard about but never scholarship application inhad student been something you thought e amal tity compromised page. Although after as was real." such credit formation denied names, being any or Nielson said her personwhile ID contacted Dixie numbers, the phone being a debt collector accord-the- ) al information was comof dates by birth, numbers, wept to ing email addresses, mailing Javelin Strategy promised over the summer, leaving her identity --a angel 1 7-1- 1 r's9 T, 11"w2 77"4. :7-'9, and bank account vulnera;o. I 11 : 6, 1 3 t ble. She said someone had It 8 is I t I 5 ,t ri '41 mod rids int ! ; I gotten his or her hands on V her debit card information, : 51 ts but II ti'- 4e4 4 at ;Aft. A to At...iti and the hundreds of dolipate, r4F lars she had been planning 1 angel 11 t 32 '4 32 percent of consumers reported that their stolen to use and save for the Jossibli was used for credit card fraud in 2816. data r next Iwo weeks seemingly ardian vanished. r to air ,t, yowfip ,ne f. 117 Nielson also said this Ez:1 has been an the Students are lour times more likely to be taken experience. i1, e US advantage of by someone they ;MOW compared to i "I'm so used to plugging to used other consumers. information in online my ,s shoot a second thought, without . I 1. 4 early but you wouldn't willingly people Fraudsters can mine social media posts for give your information ;aid. I account them could out to strangers on the that past get help information ti ess of street," she said. "It has securitg questions. probabl' definitely made me more r mt." I I aware of where my infor BY RYANN HEINLEN 1' addresses, classes, majors, GPAs, and important documents such as resumes and curriculum vitaes were available online for only a week, Google did not completely take down personal information stored and cached until almost two months after. CNN reported an Equifax breach in September accidentally released 143 million Americans' personal information, becoming the biggest data breach in history. It also reported Yahoo.com had about 500 r4 TA r-rfr- ;. 001, , approved by a doctor. So Ball played with the pink wristband around his ankle. From a man's perspective, Ball said he now knows the importance of women receiving breast cancer screenings and learning to do self exams. He said he stresses the importance of this to his wife and sister. "There are so many people who have been able to detect breast cancer early and been able to beat it," he said. "But there are a lot of people who haven't. Get educated and don't feel like it can't ever happen to you." theft threat lo colicg 5tudents lick-na- " - , vs-- lt glow - oma,mA- Allemta.2! jam 1 - - eye-openi- 1 4onoin r,, s4P F, C breast pain frk g ,.... 3 :spend. ,ii ',I, , . . P ,; , c'-tc,r !, i ct .'' i I , .: , - . i i, t; t , ) , dn t: 0 g red or dimply, or "looks like an she should ,,,I, r . understand her diagnosis to making sure she finds the right medical help. Christensen said it's important for women to know their bodies. If a woman feels any more ople 0 - helps patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer navigate the system, from helping Dry come. e '',, ..,:: , ,,,, ' t - . i .41444444444-amv- 4,1'1,4,..4444,41,44mml 4 444.4 4 A.14.1x van - - .4.44 r Jr mation is going and what is considered safe." Emma Wilding, a senior theater major from Enterprise, said although she had always been safe with her personal information, she didn't realize how 'easily information could be stolen and used. "When I got married over the summer, so many documents had to be changed and all of it was fanned out around me," Wilding said. "I hadn't realized how much information could be used against you, until I had it all laid out in front of me." Wilding said she uses Experian Identity Theft and Credit Protection to keep her information safe and know when her information has been breached. She said this has been one of the biggest ways she's been able to keep personal data out of the wrong hands. "There are so many security sites and programs you could use, and it's something so simple to do that can save you hundreds of dollars and months of stress," Wilding said. DSU implemented a program coordinated by information security officer Andrew Goble to help students safeguard information. DSU Policy 463 also outlines what is considered confidential and what is done to ensure personal remains personal. A few ways students can protect personal information include avoiding public or unrestricted wireless internet, filter the information posted on social media, be aware of when and where important documents are if mailed, and only share PIN numbers and other valuable codes with those who need to know. "Information is constantly at our fingertips," said Brynna Tanner, a junior psychology major from Phoenix said. "One Google search and you can learn a lot about a person, and it's hard to safeguard against it." Tanner said with the latest updates in technology, each individual's identity is more at risk. "Face scanners, Apple pay, everything is online," Tanner said. "Knowing where and when you are giving out information is essential." |