FLYER NEWS ARTICLE: https://flyernews.com/campus/breast-cancer-awareness-month-touches-lives-nation-wide-including-at-ud/10/13/2021/
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar unveiled her Stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis in a blog post in early September. Klobuchar completed radiation and a lumpectomy during the earlier months of the year.
“Cancer is the word all of us fear” the Senator commented, revealing that after delaying her annual mammogram during the pandemic, the cancer was discovered in February of 2021. It has been found that more than one of three adults have delayed health care due to the pandemic. It is now being predicted that there will be an additional 10,000 deaths over the next decade from breast and colorectal cancer alone. This is a 1% increase and is a direct result of treatment and diagnosis delays.
According to the American Cancer society and National Breast Cancer Foundation in 2021 about 281,500 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in United States Women alone, and another 2,650 cases in Men. It has been found that one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. This year 43,600 women will pass away from breast cancer, as well as 530 men. Currently, there are 3.8 million breast cancer Survivors, and every two minutes a women will be diagnosed.
These overwhelming statistics have touched the lives of millions around the world, mothers, fathers, siblings, friends, and grandparents. October of 2021 will further highlight the effects that this Cancer takes on individuals all over the world.
At the University of Dayton, the athletic department and the bookstore are partnering up with the Pink Ribbon Girls in selling shirts to raise money towards Breast Cancer Awareness. The Pink Ribbon Girls work to “provide healthy meals, housecleaning, rides to treatment and peer support to individuals with breast or gynecological cancers free of charge.” Examples of what donations are used for including, $10 to pay for a meal, $25 for a one-way trip to treatment, $60 for two meals for a week, and finally $100 for the client’s house to be cleaned.
There are even some clubs on campus hosting fundraisers to raise awareness. University of Dayton’s Zeta Tau Alpha kicked off breast cancer awareness month with their #thinkpink tie dye fundraiser this past weekend. They sold t-shirts for $10 and then had students tie-dye them. ZTA will also host The Big Flyer Campus Event (BFOC) in a few weeks, as well as participating in the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk.
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