FRIEND TO FRIEND REMINDER

The women of NewsChannel 5 would like to remind you and a friend to perform your monthly breast self examination on the 5th of every month.
October is breast cancer awareness month and it's time to take control of your breast health.
Be aware.
The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Breast cancer knows no gender, geographic or social boundaries.
Take action.
The key to survival is early detection.
Three simple steps for early detection are regular mammograms, clinical exams and breast self-exams.
Make healthy lifestyle choices. They make a difference.
What is your risk? Find out and get educated in the process. Take a quiz and test your breast health knowledge at www.iamthecure.org
Komen is hoping to raise 10-million dollars through this program which will help support the Komen research awards. Komen St. Louis would also get a portion of the money raised. For more information, visit www.komenstlouis.org.
Thank you for subscribing to the NewsChannel 5 Friend to Friend monthly e-mail reminders. Visit our Friend to Friend page for more information on breast cancer.
If you've never performed a self-examination, or it's been a while since you have, review our online breast self-exam for helpful tips and information.
Call (314) 721-2900 to receive your free Friend-to-Friend packet.