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Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Advocacy Alliance Supports Effort to Encourage Early Breast Health Education
Date:3/23/2009

had cancer while they were in their 20s.

Komen has a long history of working with and providing a wealth of educational material for younger women who are affected by breast cancer. For example, Komen On the Go(TM), a mobile community education and outreach tour made possible by the Val Skinner Foundation, visited 55 college and university campuses last year alone to educate young women about breast cancer. Komen strongly encourages every woman to:

  • Know your risk -- Learn about your family health history and talk to your health care provider about your own personal risk.
  • Get screened -- Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk. Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk. Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at age 20, and every year starting at age 40.
  • Know what is normal for you -- Know how your breasts look and feel and report any changes to your health care provider right away.
  • Make healthy lifestyle choices that may reduce your risk of breast cancer.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Advocacy Alliance (KAA) is the nonpartisan voice for over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors and the people who love them. Our mission is to translate the Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) promise to end breast cancer forever into action at all levels of government to discover and deliver the cures.


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