10/05/2026
🎀 OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 🎀
October is a time to raise awareness, encourage prevention and early detection, share education and resources, and remind women they are not alone. 💗
This is an important part of At The Table's work—raising awareness, promoting prevention, providing education and resources, and making a positive community impact. 💜
💗 AWARENESS & IMPORTANT STATISTICS
🎀 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime.
🔍 Early Detection Matters: Regular mammography is one of the most reliable ways to detect breast cancer early.
🖤 Health Disparities Matter: Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality than white women, highlighting the importance of targeted education, early detection, quality care, and equitable access to healthcare.
🎀 EARLY DETECTION & SCREENING
🩷 Talk to Your Healthcare Provider: Screening recommendations can vary based on your age, personal health history, family history, and risk level. For women at average risk, the American Cancer Society says women ages 40–44 have the option to begin annual mammograms, with annual screening recommended for women ages 45–54.
👀 Know Your Normal: Become familiar with how your breasts normally look and feel. Talk with your healthcare provider about any new or unusual changes.
🧬 Know Your Family History: Family history and inherited gene changes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, can affect breast cancer risk and screening recommendations. Talk with your healthcare provider about your individual risk.
💪🏽 PREVENTION & HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TIPS
🥗 Eat Well: Choose a balanced diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
🏃🏽♀️ Stay Active: Make regular physical activity part of your routine.
🍷 Limit Alcohol: Limiting alcohol can help reduce breast cancer risk.
⚖️ Maintain a Healthy Weight: Maintaining a healthy weight is part of a healthy lifestyle and can help reduce certain health risks.
💗 KNOW. SCREEN. ACT.
This October, don't just wear pink—TAKE ACTION! 🎀
Talk to your healthcare provider.
Know your risk.
Know your family history.
Schedule your screening.
Know your normal.
Share this information with the women you love. 💗
At The Table believes that education is empowerment, awareness can lead to action, and community can make a difference.
Our commitment continues through:
🎀 Awareness
💗 Prevention
📚 Education
🤝🏽 Resources
💜 Community Impact
AT THE TABLE'S LOCAL PARTNERS:
💗 Cancer Support Community Central Ohio
Provides free emotional, social, and practical support to people impacted by cancer—including patients, survivors, caregivers, family, and friends. Services include support groups, counseling, education, wellness programs, nutrition, exercise, and personalized resource support.
Cancer Support Community Central Ohio
https://www.cancersupportohio.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
💗 LifeCare Alliance — Columbus, Ohio
Through LifeCare Alliance Cancer Services, individuals in Central Ohio can access cancer screenings and mammograms, cancer prevention and education, and support services. They also provide financial, transportation, and interpretation assistance to help reduce barriers to care.
LifeCare Alliance Cancer - https://www.lifecarealliance.org/programs/cancer-clinic/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
💙 Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio (OCAO)
Supports women and families affected by ovarian cancer through awareness, education, advocacy, early-detection information, survivor support, and community outreach. OCAO also provides resources and financial assistance to qualifying Ohio women during and after treatment.
www.ocao.org
💜 Women Affirming Women
Supports underserved and marginalized female caregivers in the Columbus region through respite, wellness, connection, and holistic support. Their programs focus on caregivers' physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being, helping women feel valued, supported, and connected.
Women Affirming Women - https://womenaffirmingwomen.org/
🔗 BREAST CANCER RESOURCES
💗 National Breast Cancer Foundation — Breast health education, early detection, educational guides, mammography resources, and patient support.
National Breast Cancer Foundation – Resources
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-resources/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
🎀 Susan G. Komen — Breast cancer information, screening and early detection, support, financial resources, and patient assistance.
Susan G. Komen – Breast Cancer - https://www.komen.org/breast-cancer/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
🩷 American Cancer Society — Current breast cancer screening recommendations and breast health information.
American Cancer Society – Breast Cancer Screening
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/american-cancer-society-recommendations-for-the-early-detection-of-breast-cancer.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Together, these organizations help connect our community to the education, screening, support, and resources needed throughout the cancer journey. 💗🎀
💜 At The Table, Inc. — Learn more about our mission, programs, resources, and community impact.
At The Table, Inc. - www.attrinc.org
💗 You are not alone. Education. Awareness. Prevention. Resources. Community. Together, we can make an impact. 🎀
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