begins an article in the Victoria News http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=46&id=976855&more=. The teens and their moms were guests at a breakfast where the head table was piled high with oranges. If undetected, a breast cancer lump can grow to the size of an orange.

The teens were shocked: I imagine their moms were, too. But this was an excellent way to raise awareness of the disease and to educate teens and their parents about breast cancer. Just imagine the way an orange grows...from an almost unseeable speck to a full-grown fruit...so goes breast cancer.

Education about the disease is crucial. Even though the age group with the highest risk of breast cancer is women over 80, it can and does attack women (and men) of all ages. Usually the younger the patient, the more aggressive the disease.

So teach your kids about breast cancer. Kids, teach your moms. Embrace pink and all the publicity the disease can get. Do races and walks and attend events and concerts that support breast cancer research. Knowledge is power - and the way to an ultimate cure for the disease as well as the best way to handle it if you yourself are diagnosed.

Hats off to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for hosting these Mother-Daughter Breakfasts!

 

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