Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 10-21-1998 The Knight Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper NSUWorks Citation Nova Southeastern University, "The Knight" (1998). The Current. Paper 170. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/170 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the NSU Digital Collections at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Current by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. •• t- t. j THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NSU's Volume 9 Issue 4 FARQUHAR CENTE~FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 21 October 1998 f-b T~ October Marks Awareness r'~,of Breast Cancer By AngelAii Doh3lilijl::~~=ra1l.~ent Contributing Writer cancer each year are over the age of to those who suffer with the disease. ............... 50. A family history of the disease With the recent discovery of the ••••••• 1\;$$Qij.ti~~.iil~ ....tig;~~w~',····· The month of October usually can also be a risk factor. However, genes which cause Breast Cancer, the . .. "Qlt·.lii:tg~~{<········· .. "",,', ......."". evokes.thoughts of carved pump- over 80% ofthe women diagnosed newly founded and highly debated kins and young children dressed in have no previous family history. In genetic testing allows individuals to costumes eager to collect all the such cases the causes are unknown determine if they carry the genes .. '.: ... :., -~>::::',::.,,': -.--::,:::.::::.:>:"::<.:::.:., ::-::. treats they can. Yet October marks which predispose them to Breast ".", ,. " ".'.'::.- , ,":':::::::-'.<:','::-::>.".",-,"." another significant event. It is a 7'- ~.do••1 Cancer.. month dedicated to Breast Cancer J6.....c C••en Still, the best defense is regular Awareness.