Healthy Habits – The Think Pink Attitude
October 23rd, 2006 by Jackie
OK, I know this is going to sound kind of bizarre, but my friends and I were just hanging out this weekend, and somehow I started thinking about cancer, my family, and just generally being preoccupied about health. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I guess it’s just on my mind… because it’s also on the TV, the radio, in magazines, and ALL over the web, of course. Here’s a funny thing, though…there’s stuff about it all over, but no one wants to talk about it. I mean, I’m not obsessing over this or anything, but it seems kind of weird that I can find breast cancer mentioned 7 times in this month’s People Magazine, but if I bring it up with my friends they get freaked out and change the subject.
I guess it is kind of rare for girls my age to get breast cancer. But I know it happens. I also read that the kind of cancer that a girl my age can get is actually WORSE, so it’s really important to find out about it early. I’m not talking about going to the doctor and having a mammogram or anything, I’m talking about those self-check exams that you can do in the shower. They seem easy enough, and anyway, wouldn’t you rather…you know…KNOW? I would!
There’s so many great places on the web that discuss breast cancer, how to prevent it, detect it, survive it and what people are doing to STOP it…the best description I’ve found on how to do a self exam is the the Komen Cancer Foundation site: http://www.komen.org/bse/
Besides detecting any problems early – and getting help right away – I think it’s also a good idea to get used to what’s NORMAL for your body. If you don’t check it out all the time, how will you know if something different pops up? And no, I’m not talking about that horrifying, weekend-ruining zit that appeared before your date on Friday night, although I admit that probably caused nearly as much emotional damage!
If I ever found something weird with my body, I think the hardest part for me would be talking about it. It’s a good idea to try and find someone who you won’t feel uncomfortable sharing information with, whether its your doctor, your mom or dad, or your best friend…but do talk about it, don’t just read about it and think “It won’t happen to me”…try make SURE it won’t happen, instead!
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