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Breast Cancer Symptoms and Prevention Tips

 Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American women. The good news is that women whose breast cancer is found early often go on to live long, healthy lives. Over 2 million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today.

The exact cause of breast cancer is not known. Factors that can increase a woman’s risk include heredity, early puberty, late childbearing, obesity and lifestyle factors such as heavy alcohol consumption and smoking. But the biggest risk factor for breast cancer is age -- just growing older. Most breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50, and women over 60 are at the highest risk.

Breast cancer symptoms vary widely -- from lumps to swelling to skin changes -- and many breast cancers have no obvious symptoms at all. breastcancer.org, whose mission is to provide information and community to those touched by this disease, recommends that monthly breast self-exams be part of your regular health care routine, and you should visit your doctor if you experience breast changes. If you’re over 40 or at a high risk for the disease, you should also have an annual mammogram and physical exam by a doctor.

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Remember that everything Has God’s Fingerprints on It.

Our clergy reminds us that everything that God has created is potentially holy. Our task as humans is to find that holiness in what appear to be unholy situations. They suggest that if we can learn to do this; we will have learned to nurture our souls. It's easy to see God's beauty in a beautiful sunrise, a snow-capped mountain, the smile of a healthy child, or in ocean waves crashing on a sandy beach. But we can learn to find the holiness in seemingly ugly circumstances - difficult life lessons, a family tragedy, or a struggle for life?

When our life is filled with the desire to see holiness in everyday things, something magical begins to happen. A feeling of peace emerges. We begin to see nurturing aspects of daily living that were previously hidden to us. When we remember that everything has God's fingerprints on it that alone makes it special. If we remember this spiritual fact while we are dealing with a difficult person or struggling to pay our bills, it broadens our perspective. It helps us to remember that God also created the person you are dealing with or that, despite your struggle to pay your bills; you are truly blessed to have all that you do.

Somewhere, in the back of your mind try to remember that everything has God's fingerprints on it, the fact that we can't see the beauty in something doesn't suggest that it's not there. Rather it suggests that we are not looking carefully enough or with a broad enough perspective to see it.