By: Kishwaukee Staff
October 5-11
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re dedicating a week to those whose lives have been forever changed by this disease. Join us at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center as we honor survivors and those who are living with breast cancer. Break out your pink gear as we work towards a cure together.
Between October 5 through October 11, members who wear pink or a pink accessory during this week can be entered into a drawing to win one month of complimentary dues. Show up for those in your life, in your community and at the fitness center who have been affected by this disease.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, with over two million people diagnosed annually. Wherever you are, you are near someone who has been personally affected by this disease.
Why breast cancer awareness?
• Support those diagnosed with breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer. Whether you’re a breast cancer survivor, battling the disease or have lost someone to breast cancer, October is dedicated to providing support resources to those in need.
• Provide education about risk factors. Age, sex, reproductive history and family history of breast cancer are some of the main risk factors for breast cancer, but there are many more to look out for. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outline other risk factors here.
• Encourage regular breast cancer screenings. Women 40 and older should have regular breast cancer screenings. Women under 40 may need to begin screenings early, depending on their own personal risk factors.
• Fundraise for breast cancer research. Across the world, people come together to raise money for breast cancer research to help find a cure for this disease.
Visit the Member Services Desk in your pink gear to be entered to win. Show up for your community this October and wear pink for all those diagnosed with breast cancer.
For more information, please call 815.754.1098 or visit the Member Services Desk.
Reference: Breastcancer.org. “Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” Accessed August 20, 2024. www.breastcancer.org/about-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-awareness-month.
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