Mental Wellbeing Through Breast Cancer Awareness

October 2024 is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Today’s post is brief and concise. Make a point of checking your breasts for lumps and consult your medical treatment team about being screened for breast cancer. Whether you are genetically a man (born male) or a woman (born female), take the steps to screen yourself for breast cancer by doing regular breast self-exams.

While some organizations do not recommend regular breast self-exams (Memorial Sloan Kettering, as an example: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/breast-self-awareness-breast-self-exam) due to the lack of evidence that breast self-exams help find breast cancer or do not help people live longer, breast self-exams are a reminder to pay attention to your breast health.

By taking care of our bodies, we take care of our mental health. By taking care of our mental health, we promote our mental wellbeing. By safeguarding our mental wellbeing, we acknowledge our worth. By valuing ourselves, we demonstrate care for the wellbeing of our community.

Taking Care of Our Wellbeing: Breast Cancer Awareness

Consult the following resources for additional information:

National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc

https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month/

Breast Cancer.org: Male Breast Cancer

https://www.breastcancer.org/types/male-breast-cancer

American Cancer Society

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer.html

American Cancer Society: Information in Spanish

https://www.cancer.org/cancer-information-in-other-languages/spanish.html

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/breast-cancer

Fondation cancer du sein du Québec

https://rubanrose.org/

Resources and Support for Persons with Cancer and Their Families:

Susan G. Komen

https://www.komen.org/support-resources/support/

New York State Department of Health: Cancer Community Programs List

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/cancer/services/community_resources/

Mental Wellbeing Through Breast Cancer Awareness

Be well. Be safe. Take Care. Seek help and share resources.

Consult your medical providers to be screened for breast cancer. Do it for you. Do it for your children. Do it for your siblings. Do it for your parents. Do it for your community.

Just do it.

Life is a journey: let’s accompany each other on this journey and help each other along the way.

If you are thinking of hurting yourself or someone else, please call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Disclaimer: The content of this post is not meant to substitute for a consultation with your mental health treatment team.

Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved