Pink Ribbon Day

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“Early detection for breast cancer in young women relies almost completely on young women themselves, knowing their own bodies and picking up the early signs of the disease,” she said.

Dr. Helen Zorbas is quite right and this article is both well times and timely advice . The Sydney Morning Herald online has a pink navigation bar to remind us all about Pink Ribbon Day, but no one here needs reminding . We are surrounded by women who have or who have had breast cancer. There is a woman at work who has a remarkable story which is very moving, but she has reformatted herself and her life and she is just not looking back.Her motto is not to sweat the small stuff. She has grabbed her life with both hands, given herself a makeover and looks and sounds brilliant. There have been 5 other women at work who have been touched by breast cancer. I also have 2 members of my family and if you belong to online communities then there are always people you know. The brilliant thing about online communities is they raise awareness very quickly and people get off their bottoms and do something to help. We have had any number of stories of men getting out here and doing marathon walks or treks in order to support fund raising for Breast Cancer research. We have also had some very young and pretty high profile women in Australia who have died from breast cancer and that touches us deeply and does not let us forget. It is also why young women are frightened they will get it and understandably so. It is no use telling them off. The realities are out there. It is about getting the right information out to them so they can look after themselves…and getting the funding for research so we can nail this scourge once and for all.