National Breast Cancer Foundation Early Detection Plan

October 21, 2009 in Our Bodies Ourselves by Rebecca | No comments

national_breast_cancer_foundation_logo October is Breast Cancer Awareness month as you know.  Early detection of breast cancer is all of our best defense against this menace.  And this is true for genetic women, trans-women, trans-men who have not had top surgery and genetic men!    While this whole concept may sound daunting (“who has time for this!  What is Becki thinking!”) there’s a handy and free tool on the web to help you.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation Early Detection Plan Tool (or NBCFEDPT) can walk you through the process on-line to get your very own plan.  Here’s some reasons why all of us should do this:

  • Nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
  • 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
  • Over 30% of women are diagnosed after breast cancer has spread beyond the localized stage.
  • When breast cancer is detected early (localized stage), the 5-year survival rate is 98%.

So take that cup o’ java (the coffee not that pile o’ code on  your server begging for your love) and go give it a try :)  
The National Breast Cancer Foundation Early Detection Plan Tool