October is Breast Cancer awareness month and AT Home Care home health agency will don their pink exam gloves to raise awareness about this disease.  The glove manufacturer, Medline, will donate $1.00 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for each case of gloves purchased during the month. 

“This ‘pink glove’ campaign is a springboard for discussing annual screening and monthly self examinations with our patients”,  said Barbara Wilson, Clinical Director who says that more than half of their patients are women.

Breast cancer has many risk factors, including age, genetics, obesity, and family history.  Women who exercise regularly, maintain healthy diets, and have regular visits with their doctors may be less likely to get breast cancer.  Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women and takes the lives of approximately 40,000 women annually.  “If we can keep the education going, we can aid in the early detection of the disease!”