BETHANY — The late Beth Mayer Hersh, a 1979 Bethany College graduate and sister of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority’s Theta chapter, lost her battle with breast cancer in 2008. Yet the disease did not extinguish the influence she’s had with that sorority chapter and Bethany as a whole. As ...
Breast cancer affects millions of women across the globe every year. According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women, affecting 2.1 million women each year. As daunting as that may seem, the WHO also notes that early diagnosis can greatly reduce a woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer. Women can be proactive in the fight against breast cancer by learning to identify early warning signs of the disease. The nonprofit breast cancer advocacy organization Susan G. Komen notes that the warning signs for breast cancer are not the same for ...
Breast cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of women across the globe each year. Though the American Cancer Society reports that only about 4% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are under age 40, women of all ages can take steps to protect themselves against this deadly disease. Exercise benefits women in myriad ways, and that includes lowering their risk for breast cancer. The ACS notes that researchers are increasingly linking exercise to a reduced risk for breast cancer. Though the reasons behind that link remain unclear, some theorize that the ...
The American Cancer Society reports that the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined that were diagnosed between 2009 and 2015 was 67%. That’s a noteworthy and encouraging statistic, though global figures compiled by Ourworldindata.org indicate that five-year survival rates following diagnosis are significantly lower in poorer countries. In addition, the road to recovery for cancer patients typically does not end when treatments are completed. The National Cancer Institute notes that many cancer survivors have indicated that information and support was abundant during ...
