October is known for being breast cancer awareness month and this year marks the 25th anniversary of having the month dedicated to awareness.
Lock Haven University is doing many activities to raise awareness of breast cancer. The Lady Eagles volleyball team is participating in an event called “Dig Pink” on October 30. The event is sponsored by the Side-Out Foundation. The volleyball team will be selling “Dig Pink” T-shirts and raffling off volleyballs signed by the Lady Eagle squad and all the money made will be donated to the Side-Out Foundation and to the
local American Cancer Society.
The school also is a member of Colleges Against Cancer and recently president of the Lock Haven Student Cooperative Council, Chris Lunden was elected to the executive council of the National Colleges Against Cancer. Lunden said that the school would be selling T-shirts promoting breast cancer awareness as well as hosting “Boobie Bingo” on October 22.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. It is estimated that at least 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer yearly and of those more than 40,000 will die. Mammograms are used to detect breast cancer as well as doing a self-check. Mammograms should be done yearly for women aged 40 and older while self-checks should be done monthly. Clinical breast exams can be included in routine checkups.
Lock Haven University is doing many activities to raise awareness of breast cancer. The Lady Eagles volleyball team is participating in an event called “Dig Pink” on October 30. The event is sponsored by the Side-Out Foundation. The volleyball team will be selling “Dig Pink” T-shirts and raffling off volleyballs signed by the Lady Eagle squad and all the money made will be donated to the Side-Out Foundation and to the
local American Cancer Society.The school also is a member of Colleges Against Cancer and recently president of the Lock Haven Student Cooperative Council, Chris Lunden was elected to the executive council of the National Colleges Against Cancer. Lunden said that the school would be selling T-shirts promoting breast cancer awareness as well as hosting “Boobie Bingo” on October 22.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. It is estimated that at least 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer yearly and of those more than 40,000 will die. Mammograms are used to detect breast cancer as well as doing a self-check. Mammograms should be done yearly for women aged 40 and older while self-checks should be done monthly. Clinical breast exams can be included in routine checkups.
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