Breast Cancer Awarness Month

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Carrie McGrean 
Staff Reporter 
The Anderson Erickson cow is showing
supports for people battling breast cancer.
Photo credit Carrie McGrean. 
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many events are happening or already have happened this month to bring awareness to breast cancer including the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure. The race took place on October 3, starting at 9 AM.  Walkers started at the Capitol and walked either 5K or a mile.
October 16 was National Mammography day. A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Pictures are taken of both sides of each breast to look for any abnormalities. A mammogram without any signs or symptoms of disease is called a screening mammogram. A mammogram performed after finding a lump or other symptoms is called a diagnostic mammogram.  It is recommended by The American Cancer Society that women get yearly mammograms starting at the age of 40, but if there is something unusual that a younger woman notices they should get screened.
This October there has been a lot of pink around. The ribbon representing breast cancer is pink and can be found on shirts, posters, bracelets, and all sorts of other merchandise and apparel. There is a great big one around the neck of the huge Anderson Erickson Dairy cow statue. Spread of cancer awareness helps to inform women especially about the dangers of not taking caution and getting mammograms regularly. Better to be safe than sorry.

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