Tatyana Ross
\nEditor-in-Chief<\/p>\n

October has been commonly known as Breast Cancer Awareness month since 1985.\u00a0Breast cancer is also the most common cancer in women in the United States.<\/p>\n

I truly believe that breast cancer awareness is important in our communities, no\u00a0matter what the culture, race, shape, size, or religious background.\u00a0According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), breast cancer\u00a0is not limited to women. Though it is rare for men to develop breast cancer, it is\u00a0not impossible.<\/p>\n

Breast cancer is hereditary on both maternal and paternal sides of my family, so\u00a0growing up it has contributed to a large portion of my life.\u00a0My family has had to deal with death and several diagnoses because of this disease\u00a0and it does not get easier.<\/p>\n

I was doing some research after the death of my great aunt, Ruth Bell, to breast\u00a0cancer in February of 2020. She was the baby of 13 children, seven girls and six\u00a0boys.<\/p>\n

Two of my great aunts have also been diagnosed with breast cancer.\u00a0Leading up to her death, it was hard on my entire family at first. However, she had\u00a0been sick for a few months by this point. I think when she passed, my family had\u00a0already come to terms with it.<\/p>\n

Personally, it was still a major loss to us all and it was almost traumatizing to see\u00a0her so weak. Our family misses her but we always remember that she fought a good\u00a0fight.<\/p>\n