Know Your Body/Breast Health Education For Teens

You know the discouraging news. Washington, D.C. has the highest breast cancer rate in the U.S. And African American women and men die of breast cancer more than any other race. But the up side of this is that Early Detection can make a life saving difference.
For African Americans, it means starting lifelong habits for good breast health at an early age. Also, women must share this news with their Buddies. Make sure your Buddy understands the importance of Prevention & Early Detection too.
I know, sometimes, seeing is believing. So to help you make the case, Howard University Cancer Center and Prevent Cancer Foundation have produced the DVD - Breast Health Education For Young Women. The video promotes teen breast self-examination. It features Kimberly Higgenbotham. She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer at age 23. Kimberly now heads Project Early Awareness, an innovative educational program in Washington, D.C., designed to reduce breast health disparities in minority communities. The program is active in 14- DC Public High Schools. It encourages high-school girls to develop good breast-health habits and to share information about screening for breast cancer with their mothers, grandmothers, aunts and other female relatives.

To see a clip from the Breast Health Education for Young Women DVD click here.

For a link to Prevent Cancer Foundation to otain the video and a skills based activities guide click here

You can also call Kimberly Higgenbotham at Howard University's Cancer Center. The number is 202-806-7697 or visit http://www.huhosp.org/

If you have a story you'd like to share about your Buddy or yourself, please email me. Remember, something you say or do could save a relative, a friend, or another Buddy.