Celebrating survivorship: making a difference in the fight against breast cancer.(Special Advertising Section)(includes related resource information)

From: Newsweek | Date: October 13, 1997 | Copyright information

One in eight women, who live to age 95, will experience breast cancer. The chances of experiencing the disease increase sharply with age, but it is important for women to be able to recognize the signs at any age, to know their options, and to take responsibility for their health.

When Former First Lady Betty Ford announced in 1974 that she had breast cancer and had had a mastectomy, she shocked the nation. As Susan Ford Bales, the national spokesperson for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, says, "Thanks to my mother's courage, women began to mobilize, and breast cancer became a ...

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