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Vol. 31, Issue 41 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN Oct. 9-15, 2020
Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
Special Pink Edition
Sponsored citywide by
Breast
Cancer
Once again, Schneps Media
is proud to go pink
in October for Breast
Cancer Awareness Month —
and without question, this
year’s commemoration is
unlike any other.
The COVID-19 pandemic
seems to overshadow just
about everything in our
world these days. Here in the
United States this year, it has
killed more than 200,000 of
our fellow Americans and
sickened millions more,
including our commander in
chief.
While we battle this new
public health threat in our
midst, the sad reality is that
we’ve been in a fight with
breast cancer for decades
now. This deadly disease has
impacted millions of American
lives, but we have the
ability within all of us to stay
ahead of it, and knock it out
early, by knowing the facts.
Nearly one in eight women
in the United States will
be diagnosed with it in their
lifetime, according to the
American Cancer Society.
Breast cancer is also the second
leading cause of death
among women, behind only
lung cancer.
Yet there remains plenty
of hope in surviving breast
cancer thanks to advances
in modern medicine and
technology which have both
led to earlier detection of the
disease and countless lives
saved.
As you read this, there are
currently 3.5 million breast
cancer survivors living in the
United States, the American
Cancer Society noted. This
includes women who are
currently battling the illness
and those who have overcome
it completely.
In the pages of this issue,
we offer you important
information about breast
cancer, how local medical
professionals are helping survivors
beat the illness, and
steps you can take to protect
yourself and those whom
you care about.
We hope this issue, like
our “pink papers” of years
past, inspires you to pay closer
attention to your health
and provides some assurance
that not all hope is lost with
a doctor’s diagnosis.
With greater awareness
toward breast cancer, we
can better understand our
risk factors and seek out
medical professionals for examinations
and tests.
Early detection and
treatment gives all
a greater chance
at overcoming
breast cancer
and living
longer, healthier
lives.
Together, with
greater knowledge
of how to
beat breast cancer,
we can win
the fight.
Stay strong. Stay
proud. Stay safe!
Victoria Schneps
Joshua Schneps
Co-Publishers
TAKE THE FIGHT TO
THIS MONTH
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