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Breast Cancer Symptoms and Prevention Tips
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
death in American women. The good news is that women
whose breast cancer is found early often go on to
live long, healthy lives. Over 2 million breast
cancer survivors are alive in America today.
The exact cause of breast cancer is not known.
Factors that can increase a woman’s risk include
heredity, early puberty, late childbearing, obesity
and lifestyle factors such as heavy alcohol
consumption and smoking. But the biggest risk factor
for breast cancer is age -- just growing older. Most
breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50,
and women over 60 are at the highest risk.
Breast cancer symptoms vary widely -- from lumps to
swelling to skin changes -- and many breast cancers
have no obvious symptoms at all. breastcancer.org,
whose mission is to provide information and
community to those touched by this disease,
recommends that monthly breast self-exams be part of
your regular health care routine, and you should
visit your doctor if you experience breast changes.
If you’re over 40 or at a high risk for the disease,
you should also have an annual mammogram and
physical exam by a doctor.
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Remember that everything
Has God’s Fingerprints on It.
Our clergy
reminds us that everything that God
has created is potentially holy. Our
task as humans is to find that
holiness in what appear to be unholy
situations. They suggest that if we
can learn to do this; we will have
learned to nurture our souls. It's
easy to see God's beauty in a
beautiful sunrise, a snow-capped
mountain, the smile of a healthy
child, or in ocean waves crashing on
a sandy beach. But we can learn to
find the holiness in seemingly ugly
circumstances - difficult life
lessons, a family tragedy, or a
struggle for life?
When our
life is filled with the desire to
see holiness in everyday things,
something magical begins to happen.
A feeling of peace emerges. We begin
to see nurturing aspects of daily
living that were previously hidden
to us. When we remember that
everything has God's fingerprints on
it that alone makes it special. If
we remember this spiritual fact
while we are dealing with a
difficult person or struggling to
pay our bills, it broadens our
perspective. It helps us to remember
that God also created the person you
are dealing with or that, despite
your struggle to pay your bills; you
are truly blessed to have all that
you do.
Somewhere, in the
back of your mind try to remember
that everything has God's
fingerprints on it, the fact that we
can't see the beauty in something
doesn't suggest that it's not there.
Rather it suggests that we are not
looking carefully enough or with a
broad enough perspective to see it.
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