FiT Work #15 - Breast Cancer Awareness
Due Wednesday, 10/19, by 10 pm

Breast cancer forever changes the lives of men, women, and their families when they are diagnosed with the disease. In the U.S. this year alone more than 246,660 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Of those women diagnosed this year 40,4500 will die from the disease. Men are also at risk of breast cancer and 2,600 cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2016. The good news is that there are currently more than 3.1 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S today!

Thomas Russell Middle School will be celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness day on October 24, 2016 and students and Staff are asked to wear PINK to show their support. Anyone who wishes to make a donation towards ongoing research, to provide mammograms to those individuals who cannot afford them, and to give free transportation and housing to patients and their caregivers during treatment can go to www.breastcancer.org and click on the yellow icon DONATE at the top right of the website.

To find out more about Breast Cancer read the website, then watch the video, at the links below.

Click HERE once you have viewed the resources above and are ready to answer your homework questions. You must remember to click "submit" when you are done or your answers will not go to your teacher!

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