Raising awareness for breast cancer doesn't just have to happen in October, says a Valley woman who helps coordinate events throughout the year to educate people about the disease.
Earlier this summer, ABC15's Nick Ciletti met Bonnie Ramos. Ramos created the group, "Breast Cancer Awareness Events," with the mission of making sure both women (and men) know that breast cancer can be diagnosed every single day of the year - and therefore, discussed every single day of the year, too.
"People know about it in October, and then it's kind of like it gets pushed to the back," explains Ramos. "And it's not remembered anymore...it affects everybody every day the whole year. It shouldn't be a one-month thing. It should be an all-year event."
According to the most recent data from the Arizona Department of Health Services, more than 5,000 women in our state - on average - are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 2,600 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer annually.
To learn more about the events Bonnie helps coordinate throughout the year, click here.
To learn more about breast cancer health stats, click here.
