What’s important to know about breast cancer?
Beyond the pink ribbons, beautiful events, and yearly fundraising walks, we want you to know all about breast cancer so that you can take charge of your life, your health, and your future.
Know the statistics: The Texas Department of State Health Services estimated 21,083 new cases of breast cancer in Texas women in 2024 alone.1 That’s almost 1 in 3 of all new invasive cancer diagnoses for women in our state.
Breast cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women in Texas. It was responsible for 3,535 estimated deaths in 2024.1
Even with all these cases of breast cancer, many people don’t know how to try to prevent it, the risks for getting it, the signs and symptoms, or how to catch the disease early.
We are here to help: Over the next few months, our team – in this blog, on social media, in our presentations, and at our community events– will share a lot more about breast cancer. We’ll be telling you how these things are connected to breast cancer and health:
Catch cancer early: We will talk about the importance of regular screening (mammograms).
Early detection (catching breast cancer early) can make it a lot more likely that a person will survive the disease.
Beyond the pink ribbon… Our team’s focus is you. In our grant-funded breast cancer screening and prevention programs, we aim to bring education, screening, and a path to cancer treatment to communities that can’t always get this support. We also celebrate the strength of breast cancer survivors.
This October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is just a starting point in the fight against breast cancer. Together, we rise!
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Written by
Edith Declan, RN-BSN, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Clinical-Translational Research and Community Engagement Nurse Practitioner at Texas Southern University
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