{"id":589,"date":"2011-10-06T23:53:32","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T06:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greetingcarduniverse.com\/?p=589"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:56:51","slug":"national-breast-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/national-breast-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Breast Cancer Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Women agonize&#8230; over cancer; we take as a personal threat the lump in every friend&#8217;s breast.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212;Martha Weinman Lear,\u00a0<em>Heartsounds<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More women die of breast cancer every year than any other cancer except lung cancer<\/li>\n<li>Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed \u00a0cancer in women<\/li>\n<li>Although a woman&#8217;s chances of getting breast cancer doubles if she has a close relative (mother, daughter, sister) who has had breast cancer herself, 70-80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no history of the disease in their families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">October is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\">National Breast Cancer Awareness Month<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, dedicated to educating and raising awareness of breast cancer, preventing cancer, and the importance of early detection that saves lives. The international symbol of breast cancer is a pink ribbon, \u00a0first adopted by <strong><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.komen.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\">Susan G. Komen for the Cure<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/strong>in 1991.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each October, fundraising events are held in many communities in the U.S. and internationally, including the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, and the Komen Race for the Cure. This year (2011) is the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You can help by participating in events, volunteering, making a donation, or helping organize a fundraiser at your company or in your area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Greeting Card Universe&#8217;s diverse artist community offers greeting cards for <strong><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/Occasions-Congratulations-Cancer+Survivor+Treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\">cancer survivors<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/Occasions-Get+Well+Feel+Better-For+Cancer+Patients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\">cancer patients<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/Occasions-Encouragement-For+Family+and+Friends+of+Cancer+Patients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\">their families and supporters<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, as well as <span style=\"color: #f43d95;\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/Occasions-Thank+you-Occupation+Specific-Doctor+Nurse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #f43d95;\">thank you cards for doctors and nurses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> so you can send<\/span><\/span><\/span> a heartfelt message of encouragement and love, as well as a smile, to someone who needs it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/-Hope+-+serious+illness-greeting+card-225651?pid=225651&amp;gcu=41261014753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/42\/52\/225651_shadow.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/-mammogram-greeting+card-54883?pid=54883&amp;gcu=41261014753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/13\/38\/54883_shadow.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/-Pink+Ribbon+donation+to+charity-greeting+card-97769?pid=97769&amp;gcu=41261014753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/14\/09\/97769_shadow.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/-F+ck+breast+cancer-greeting+card-803818?pid=803818&amp;gcu=41261014753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/13\/38\/803818_shadow.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Are People Saying About Greeting Card Universe?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> &#8220;I ordered a very special card for my goddaughter&#8217;s bridal shower; never having used your site before, I received it yesterday which was only a few days after ordering it and to my surprise it was BEAUTIFUL! I will most\u00a0definitely\u00a0be a dedicated customer. I will be recommending you to all my friends, family and co-workers. 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