Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2016 Your best partner in the fight against breast cancer ' ‘ Canadian Sociétt Cancer canadienne ' ‘ Society _ du cancer “K? & « Aâ€"J‘ The Canadian Cancer Society‘s ‘Women to Women‘ movement aims to rally women together to increase awareness about the importance of breast cancer screening. Women across Ontario are invited to become Ambassadors so they can spread the word to the women they care for that mammograms save lives. Being an Ambassador is easy â€" in total it‘s just a few hours of time but the impact is significant. Here are the ways that Ambassadors can make a difference. Act Lead by example, and make sure they get a mammogram every two years if they are 50 to 69. Sthowe Share the message that mammograms save lives with their network of friends and family. They can do this by having brief faceâ€"toâ€"face conversations with 10 women they know and by sharing through social media. Have conversations with 10 women To make conversations easy, Ambassadors will use the Thingamaboob, a keychain with different sized beads that shows how important mammograms are in detecting breast cancer early. All Ambassadors will be sent 11 Thingamaboobs, 10 to share with the women they chat with and 1 to keep for themselves. Raiee funds for breast camcer Online fundraising is also an option for Ambassadors. How to participate in Women to Women To learn more about becoming an Ambassador or to make a donation to support breast cancer research, visit www.cancer.ca/womentowomen. Mammograms save lives by detecting breast cancer $\ Dr. Rajesh H. Panchal J Ontomens We check patients of all ages from children to seniors. BRONTE CORPORATE CENTRE 400 Bronte Street South, Suite 109 www.miltoneyedoc.com early when it‘s most treatable. If you‘re a woman 50 to 69 years old, get a mammogram every two years. To book a mammogram, * get a referral from your healthcare provider or . call the Ontario _ Breast Screening Program directly at 1â€"800â€"668â€"9304. Breast Cancer WTher Breast cance is the most common caager among Canadian w« women will x¢ u¢n-nl with breast cancer in Canada and an extimated $,000 women will dic * _ A woman ha a i in 9 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime The breast cincer death rate has gone down more than 40% since the midâ€"1980s, reflecting the impact of screening improvements in treatment for breast cancer xnen. 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