It's Time To Vote

That's right readers, it's Friday, which means it's time to cast your vote on the Love/Avon Army of Women PSA video contest. Follow the link and you can view all four videos of the week, if you haven't already, and then you can vote on which you think is the best.

Chemotherapy

Have you ever wondered how chemotherapy works to get rid of cancer? I mean, how does a poison heal someone?

Check out Chemotherapy.com for the answer. It literally breaks down all aspects of this rather effective treatment for cancer.

Wednesday's Video

Readers, here is Wednesday's video for the Love/Avon Army of Women PSA contest


Today's Video - Million in the Mirror, Marc Parees and Ryan Silbert, of New York University's Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television.

Tomorrow is the last video and the vote is on Friday!

Love/Avon Contest - Your Vote Counts

Love/Avon Army of Women embarked on a journey earlier this year searching for the perfect Public Service Announcement. They gave students at USC and NYU the opportunity to toss out ideas for the PSA and the four finalists have been picked. So what should you do? You need to vote on the best! All week Glamour.com will be airing the videos and the vote will be held on Friday, September 25th. Each day one video is shown. So check em out, and vote!

Today's Video - Walk in the Park, Courtney Thomas, of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Yesterday's Video- One Million Strong, Brent McHenry and Nick Wenger, of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Are You at Risk?

While doing your yearly mammograms and monthly self-exams is a great start, there is still much more that you can do to protect yourself. Knowing your risk factors, and what you can do about them, will give you even more of an edge against breast cancer. Of course, nothing has been discovered yet to prevent breast cancer, but there are several things you can do to lower your risk.

Risks That You Can Control

• Use of Certain Drugs or Medications: Birth control pills, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and alcohol all increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
• Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding has shown to lower your risk of breast cancer.
• Being Overweight and Physical Inactivity: Both have shown an increased risk. Not only does maintaining a healthy weight and activity level lower your risk of cancer, they also lower your risk of developing a host of other diseases such as: High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, and Heart Disease. You can find a wonderful site here detailing exactly why this affects your risk of breast cancer, and how you can lower your risk.
  

Risks That You Can't Control

• Gender
• Age
• Genetics
• Family History
• Race

Yes, there are many factors that you can't control, but there are also many that you can. Check out this link for the American Cancer Society for the complete list of risk factors, including what you can do to lower your risk of developing breast cancer.