Dear Lake County Residents:
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an observance marked by the Health Department each year. In the
United States, more than 200,000 women get breast cancer and more than 40,000
women die from the disease on an annual basis. The good news is that women can lower their risk of
getting breast cancer by making healthy lifestyle choices like keeping a healthy
weight and getting enough physical activity.
Many factors over the course of a lifetime can influence
your breast cancer risk. You can’t change some factors, such as getting older
or your family history, but you can help lower your risk of breast cancer by
taking care of your health in the following ways—
October is a great time to start practicing
healthier lifestyle choices. Staying
healthy throughout your life will lower your risk of developing cancer, and
improve your chances of surviving cancer if it occurs.
Sincerely,
Mark Pfister Interim Executive Director Lake County Health Department/ Community Health Center
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