CCI “Goes Pink” to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
When you came to the site just now you might have noticed something a little bit different.
Not only have we completely redesigned the website to have a more user-friendly layout and color palette, but we have “gone pink” in our navigation bar and logo.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Corporate Compliance Insights is following the lead of myriad organizations in “going pink” to promote and support the world’s fight against breast cancer.
Throughout the month of October, we are accepting donations in support of breast cancer awareness and research, with all of the donations going directly to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Use the button below to donate securely through PayPal.
There is a very good chance that every person who visits this site has had or will have their lives affected by breast cancer, which is the second most common form of cancer afflicting women.
Here is more background from the official website for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, aside from skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among women in the United States this year. An estimated 40,170 women are expected to die from the disease in 2009 alone. Today, there are about 2.5 million breast cancer survivors living in the United States.
And for the men, while the women in our lives are more at risk for contracting breast cancer than we are, the disease does also afflict men:
Breast cancer occurs primarily in women, but men can also develop breast cancer. Although men have less breast tissue than women, they do have breast cells that can undergo cancerous changes. Male breast cancer makes up less than 1 percent of all cases of breast cancer, and is usually detected in men between 60 and 70 years of age.
Our hope is that everyone who comes here looking for GRC news and information will be inspired to check out some of the resources I’ve linked to below.
We are all in this fight together, but together we can help push towards a cure.
What can you do to help? I’m glad you asked:
- Forward this post to a friend or family member to help spread awareness.
- Visit to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which is helping to lead the charge toward a cure.
- Learn more about breast cancer and the steps you or your loved ones need to take to stay ahead of the disease.
Readers, please use the comment section to link to additional resources that promote breast cancer awareness and that will further educate other visitors to this post.
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