• Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • Affiliate Program
  • Disclosure

Work at Home Balance

Work from Home, Homeschooling Mom - Family Manager - Meal Planning

  • Cooking
  • Homeschooling
  • Shop with Me
    • My Amazon Idea Lists
    • My Etsy Store
  • Work at Home
    • Banks Boutique (Clothing and more)
    • Juice Plus and Tower Garden
    • Plexus
    • Red Aspen
    • Tupperware
  • Tools & Resources
  • Cash Back

Facing Women’s No. 1 Health Fear

(NAPS)—A recent survey found that breast cancer is the disease women worry about most, more than heart attack, diabetes or lung cancer. The survey also showed that women who are unhappy with their physical appearance are less likely to get lifesaving preventive screenings such as mammograms.

“Our new breast cancer campaign entitled ‘Learn. Love. Commit.’ seeks to not only give women the information they need on breast cancer risk factors, screening and treatment, but also encourages them to feel self-confident and worthy enough to take preventive steps to keep themselves healthy,” said Elizabeth Battaglino Cahill, RN, executive director of the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), the nonprofit organization for which the study was conducted.

Another interesting finding of the survey is that many women do not realize that age is the biggest risk factor for breast cancer. In the survey, NWHRC discovered that 64 percent of the women incorrectly believed that family history is the single greatest risk factor. This was true regardless of the respondent’s age.

On a positive note, 74 percent of respondents report having had a mammogram in the last year, and 61 percent state they have performed a breast self-exam in the last month.

A key factor for women not having a mammogram was cost. Twenty-one percent say they can- not afford to get a mammogram.

“With screening technologies becoming more accurate and advanced, coupled with the number of local programs offering free mammograms, women need to know these options are available in their communities,” said Lydia Komarnicky, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Drexel University College of Medicine and medical adviser for the NWHRC’s “Learn. Love. Commit.” campaign. “We need to make access to mammography as simple and cost effective as possible.”

To empower women with the latest information and the confidence to translate that knowledge into action, the National Women’s Health Resource Center has launched a new Breast Health Center on its award-winning Web site, www.healthywomen.org.

While women are clearly concerned about breast cancer, roughly one-quarter are not getting annual mammograms.

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Breast Cancer, Women's Health

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Let’s Connect!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Candy Corn Fun

Subscribe today and receive a copy of my eBook "Candy Corn Fun" that you can print at home and use today.

Candy Corn Fun

My Favorite Way to Save Money

Click the image below to check out all the ways
I earn cash back all year to save for Christmas! Click Here to Sign Up and Save!

My Favorite Homeschooling Resources

Get $10 Off Your First Purchase at Kiwi Co
The Netflix of Children's Books

More Resources

Recent Posts

  • Meal Planning Wednesday
  • Easy Homemade Chex Mix with a Sweet & Spicy Alternative
  • Meal Planning Wednesday
  • Meal Planning Wednesday
  • National Cerebral Palsy Awareness

Affiliate Disclosure

I make recommendations for products and services that I find beneficial, and in many cases, the link provided is an affiliate link. This means I may make some percent of commission when you make a purchase through my recommendations. Rest assured this does not cost you anything extra, and my recommendations are shared based on merit and not financial reward.

© 2004–2025 · Built Using Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework from StudioPress. · Customized by Appetite for Design