Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Breast Cancer Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment

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1. bookloverforever says:

   March 13, 2010 at 4:24 am

   You know a lot about this subject and I commend you. Regardless how the pageant turns out, continue making a difference in the world based on the passions you have in your heart. Will winning a pageant make a difference in your world?
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2. Sara says:

   March 13, 2010 at 4:26 am

   No advice, but I would like to know if this is really your lifelong passion, and whether you intend to become a scientist so that you can help cure cancer? Raising awareness in the victims pales in comparison with ending the disease.
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3. Christie D says:

   March 13, 2010 at 5:22 am

   Is this a good miss outstanding teen platform?
   my platform is ovarian cancer awareness. this is my first time in a pagaent ever. im 14 and am competing for miss outstanding teen pagaent and i want to kno if theres any way to make my platform better. heres my platform:

   The diagnosis of ovarian cancer for a woman and her family can be demoralizing. Ovarian cancer is the number five killer of women in the United States. Most of these deaths occur because the cancer is not detected until its later stages. Increasing awareness of the early warning signs of this deadly disease will reduce the mortality rates for women.
   My family was devastated six years ago when my grandmother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. That year, nearly 20,000 women were diagnosed with this disease, and almost 15,000 died. We knew little about the symptoms, causes or treatment options. What little information we could find did not provide much encouragement or hope since the disease was already in its advanced stages. The most frustrating part of this disease is that its early warning symptoms are very ordinary and non-specific.
   Women need to be educated about the early warning symptoms to increase their chances of survival. Through the Miss America Outstanding Teen program I would like to raise awareness for ovarian cancer. As a leading organization for women throughout the country, I believe that this is the perfect opportunity to promote awareness for this deadly killer. Knowledge is the first step towards saving the lives of thousands of women each year, and saving their families from the heartache I myself have experienced.
   Through the Miss America organization, I would also like to partner with the “Ovarian Cancer National Alliance”. Their mission is to “conquer ovarian cancer by uniting individuals and organizations in a national movement”. Since 1982, when the Susan G. Komen Foundation was formed, the survival rate for women diagnosed with breast cancer has increased from 74% to 98%. I would like to see the same statistics for ovarian cancer in the next 25 years.
   The state of New Jersey is currently considering making the month of February “Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month”. I would like to see this legislation passed, not only in New Jersey, but across the country. The Miss America Outstanding Teen Program, should I win at the state and national level, would provide me with a voice to bring this issue to the American public.
   This issue is one of great importance for women and their families across America. With the help of the Miss America Organization, I hope to raise awareness of ovarian cancer which will lead to early detection and an increased survival rate so that fewer families will be devastated by this dreaded disease.

   any comments or any advice on how to make it better?