Breast cancer risk goes up with age.
The often-repeated statistic that "1 in 8" women will get breast cancer is calculated over a lifetime to age 95. The National Cancer Institute has created a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool. Take the test here.
Educate youself!
Learn more about the risks, the different types of breast cancer, and the symptoms of breast cancer here. The more you know, the earlier you can catch signs of breast cancer in yourself or your loved ones, and the more lives can be saved.
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Here are some more featured pieces from the Amanda Sterett Breast Cancer Collection. Each piece of this collection is named in honor of a woman that has battled this disease. Amanda donates 20% of proceeds to breast cancer awareness and research. Below are a few pieces along with the stories of the women that the pieces are named for.
This earring is in honor of Virginia Adams, Amanda's Grandmother, who was diagnosed and battled breast cancer during her life.
This necklace is in honor of Tara Hohenberger who has survived breast cancer at the age of 35 and has been cancer-free for a 2 years.
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