U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Laredo Field Office employees observe Pink Monday in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Written by admin, Oct 20, 2015, Comments Off
Courtesy Richard Pauza,
(Laredo, Texas)-U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees at Laredo Field Office made a bold fashion statement by wearing pink shirts and undershirts for Pink Monday in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase the awareness of the disease. Breast cancer is one of the leading health crises for women in the United States. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. There is currently no known cure for breast cancer, and its early diagnosis is critical to survival.
A portion of this year’s presidential proclamation reads:
Too often, precious lives are interrupted or cut short by cancer. Breast cancer, one of the most common cancers among American women, affects roughly 230,000 women as well as 2,300 men each year and is responsible for more than 40,000 deaths annually in the United States. Breast cancer does not discriminate — it strikes people of all races, ages, and income levels — and we must raise awareness of this disease and its symptoms so we can more easily identify it and more effectively treat it. This month, as we honor those whose lives were tragically cut short by breast cancer and as we stand with their families, let us arm ourselves with the best knowledge, tools, and resources available to fight this devastating disease.
