Breast Cancer Awareness benefits from Social Media

There’s no doubt that social media has been on the upswing these days. Social media enables millions worldwide to connect with each other and share their lives with one another. Following closely along with the trend towards tech-oriented media and networking, are many efforts in the cancer community to raise awareness (and funds) in the quest for a cancer-free world. Breast Cancer organizations such as the Breast Cancer Fund are able to tap into the social media scene to get people directly involved in their efforts, generating funding for mammograms… for women. Many other cancer organizations are using similar methods

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here!

It’s finally October!  Here at Know Cancer, it’s a time of year that gives us great pleasure to be able to help bring awareness to the most common type of cancer in women – breast cancer. Public awareness of this particular cancer is very important, given its prevalence among women, and keeping in mind that the earlier the detection the better chance one has of becoming a survivor.  So…be sure to find a cancer screening service… in your area and get those regular mammograms! There’s a lot going on this month in similar efforts to bring about awareness to