Just a reminder that Relay for Life is selling breast cancer awareness pins from now until October 30th. Please email Grace Roeder ([email protected]) or swing by room 2309 to get yours. Students will be delivering today and tomorrow. The suggested donation is $5 and all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundaton:

1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2025, an estimated 316,950 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and an additional 59,080 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer will be diagnosed. Chances are, you know at least one person who has been personally affected by breast cancer.

But there is hope. When caught in its earliest, localized stages, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%. Advances in early detection and treatment methods have significantly increased breast cancer survival rates in recent years, and there are currently over 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.