All Saints Episcopal Church hosted a community game night Thursday evening, Oct. 23, welcoming about 30 participants to its parish hall for an event centered on health and aging.
Millions of women across the globe are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women each year, with nearly three million new cases confirmed every 12 months.
Breast cancer affects women in every corner of the globe. Although it is much more prevalent in women, men also can develop breast cancer because their bodies contain some breast tissue where the cancer takes root.
The World Cancer Research Fund International reports that breast cancer is the second most common cancer across the globe, and the number one cancer in women. Nearly three million new cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed across the globe each year.
The term “breast cancer” does not describe a single type of cancer, but rather several forms of a disease that can develop in areas of the breast. The American Cancer Society says breast cancer type is determined by the specific cells in the breast that become cancerous. There are many different types of breast cancer, and the medical community’s understanding of the disease is based on decades of research and millions of patients treated.