What does Breast Cancer Awareness Month have to do with Dentistry??
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What does Breast Cancer Month have to do with Dentistry? Not much, except for the fact that everyone knows a friend or family member who has been diagnosed or survived breast cancer. This hits close to home. One of our hygienist and some of our dearest patients and friends have battled breast cancer. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. One woman every 2½ minutes will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Over 200,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 40,000 of them will die from the disease. Breast cancer also occurs in men. In fact, over one thousand men will be diagnosed this year.
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