Breast Cancer Awareness: Jiffy® Steamer Company, LLC

Jiffy Steamer is committed to providing funds to fight for a cure for breast cancer as well as to provide early detection of cancer for those that could otherwise not afford it utilizing mammograms, ultrasounds, and stereotactic biopsies. By donating 10% of all retail sales of the Awareness Pink Line of Jiffy® Steamer products, our hope is that we will make an impact in this fight against breast cancer.

The American Cancer Society suggests every woman over the age of 40 should receive an annual mammogram as a first line of defense against breast cancer.

Local gynecologist Dr. Robert Cameron of the Woman's Clinic in Union City adds a caveat: If a woman's mother had breast cancer at a young age, that woman will be at an increased risk. If the mother was diagnosed at age 40, then her daughter should consider beginning her own mammograms at age 30 - just back it up 10 years from the time of the mother's diagnosis, Cameron says of that important first line of defense.

Mammograms will pick up nine out of 10 breast cancers and that makes them valuable tools in the battle, but breast self-examination every month right after the end of a woman's menstrual period is also essential, says the doctor Beth Ross turned to for a diagnosis when she first felt a lump in her breast. "All women over the age of 20 should learn BSE and perform it monthly," he advises.

Clinical breast examination by a doctor or nurse every year is also recommended by the American Cancer Society for those 40 and older, with a three-year cycle suggested for women from 20-39 years old. Some genes have been identified as genetic carriers of cancers, according to information provided by Cameron." If there is a strong family history (mother, sister, grandmother, aunt) these women should be considered for special genetic testing for the gene mutations BRCA1 or BRCA2. By the time a woman carrying this gene reaches the age of 70, she is entertaining an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer and a 44 percent risk of ovarian cancer. Those inheriting the BRCA2 mutation face about the same radically high risk of developing breast cancer and also an increased risk of suffering from ovarian cancer. The mutation can be passed through either parent and the occurrence of the diseases that are linked to these mutations usually occur fairly early in life. The average age at diagnosis is 45 years old, compared to 64 years for breast cancer not related to the mutations."

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